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...paper published last year in the prestigious Geophysical Research Letters, he reported new data from the Pioneer 10 and the two Voyager spacecraft, all still alive at the time and the most distant man-made objects in the universe. Those data proved that the effect of the solar wind, the charged particles emitted by the sun, reaches out more than 7.5 billion miles in all directions. The finding provided "beautiful evidence," Van Allen says, that the boundaries of the solar system extend at least that far into space...
...museum in his signature angular style. On three surrounding sides is an ensemble of towers, including a 70 story office structure with a spire that rises to the patriotic altitude of 1,776 ft.--the world's tallest building. In a gesture that harks back to the ancient solar markers of Egypt and Peru, he has designed his public squares so that each year on Sept. 11, a wedge of sunlight will fall across one of them from 8:46 a.m., when the first of the hijacked planes struck, until 10:28 a.m., when the second tower fell. Still...
...with most of his European competition slain, why should he be? - By Jim Ledbetter Christo Would Be Proud Blue denim, the favorite of everyone from construction workers to Donatella Versace, is about to get a new fan base: architects and designers. They'll be able to take new flexible solar panels - which resemble denim - and drape them just about everywhere. Rigid solar panels have traditionally resisted wavy walls and curvy roofs, which designers love; now they'll be able to hold the energy-producing material. The flexible solar cells, developed by Spheral Solar of Cambridge, Ontario, work by embedding silicon...
...bold new initiative” that promises to protect our Earth, reduce dependence on Middle East oil, and improve the public health for millions of Americans. And he could even throw in a few tax breaks for energy companies making the transition from fossil fuels to hydrogen fuel cells, solar power as well as other fuel-efficient technologies. While the $1.2 billion initiative to develop hydrogen as a fuel is a step in the right direction, any serious attempt to dramatically improve the environment for future generations would take much more money than the amount lost every year to budgetary...
Seventeen-minute opener “The Sun” sets the tone for the rest of the album, working gradually from silence into frantic tribal beating that is suddenly interrupted by Elvrum’s acapella bleat. Abrasive feedback makes the transition into “Solar System,” only to morph into the welcome sounds of a running river and melodic, lightly strummed guitar. The album’s climax hits with the title track, where layers of dramatic vocals mix with jarring drum loops in an almost sacred blend that recalls Radiohead?...