The best commercially viable solar panels sit atop buildings and houses converting about 20% of the sunlight that falls onto them into electricity. In the world’s most cutting-edge research labs, scientists are making panels that are about 40% efficient. These are some of the best solar panels that have ever been made.
Or are they?
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As I listen to the pundits, read the reports, and try to understand the zeitgeist, it seems like the order of the day is to prepare students so that they can become integrated into the knowledge economy. There’s very little, if any, talk about preparing students for the industrial economy. But why would we want [...]
While many schools are proud to announce that they recycle and that recycling has become part of the curriculum, how many are exploring the issue at a deeper level? How many are asking: “Why do we have garbage? Is garbage inevitable? What are its costs?” Most schools, through their lack of curriculum, do not address [...]
In the 21st century, we’ll need to stop ignoring nature as a teacher. With problems like war, poverty, pollution, climate change, desertification, etc., we need all the help we can get. Why is it that for so long, we’ve ignored the best research and design firm ever? This is an R&D outfit that has been [...]
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