Technology

Glass gardens of the future offer opportunities for desert growth

Agriculture with controlled environment combines energy-efficient, transparent solar panels; cooling with low energy desiccant; salt-tolerant edible plants; and algal biotechnology. Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Ivan Gromicho Effective glass garden complexes that will grow with the resources available on desert shores can improve food security for millions. Emerging technologies can be …

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Does our sun have a long lost twin?

Artist’s image of our sun, along with his hypothetical solar companion.Image: M. Weiss The early configuration of material in the outer reaches of our solar system has led a team of scientists to speculate that the Sun had a companion in his early days. Intriguingly, this scenario could explain the …

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