Bastian Schaefer is the Cabin and Cargo Innovation Manager at Airbus Operations — and leads a group of far-thinking engineers who are building out a concept plane. Previously at Airbus, he worked on the development of A380 stairs and components for in-flight entertainment. Between 2006 and 2011 Bastian worked at Bertrand Ingenieurbüro GmbH working on projectsContinue reading “A 3D-printed Jumbo Jet?”

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THINNEST LIGHT ABSORBER PUSHES SOLAR ENERGY LIMITS Researchers at Stanford have developed the thinnest, most efficient solar cell yet. The wafer is dotted with trillions of round particles of gold, nanodots about 14 nanometers thick. A nanometer is a billionth of a meter. More info >> http://tinyurl.com/mp7xe84“Achieving complete absorption of visible light with a minimal amountContinue reading “Thinnest Solar Cell Yet!”

Down On The Farm, Clean Energy Requirements Are Opportunities, Not Burdens By Katie Valentine on Jul 18, 2013 at 3:23 pm   (Credit: AP/Ajit Solanki) American farmers aren’t usually seen as champions of climate causes — in fact, they’re often known for their climate change skepticism. But farmers across the country have begun standing up for clean energy mandatesContinue reading “Clean Energy”

You might be interested a team of Dutch students designed a family car that produces more solar energy than it uses. It feeds the rest back into the grid! SHARE this image if you want to see young engineers build cars that don’t need Arctic oil. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1005728_10151723921654684_2127340466_n.jpg

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Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI Teams Up with NASA to Better Predict Precipitation Via Satellites Thursday, June 13, 2013 A large crane drops the NASA Polarimetric antenna into place in Eastern Iowa near Waterloo for the Iowa Flood Studies campaign, which started May 1 and finishes Saturday. / Aneta Goska / Iowa Flood Center By TaraContinue reading “UI Teams Up with NASA to Better Predict Precipitation”