Rochester Institute of Technology

NASA announces funding for RIT professor to develop novel diffractive solar sails

Scientists have been floating designs for solar sails to propel spacecraft for decades, but a new approach being developed by a Rochester Institute of Technology professor could be the key to helping ...
Bates College

Bates physics professor’s research in ‘Nature’ redefines understanding of solar activity

The cover article in the scientific journal Nature published today — co-authored by Bates Associate Professor of Physics Jeffrey Oishi — upends decades-old beliefs about the sun and solar phenomena ...
Purdue University

Purdue professor to lead solar-sailing CubeSat effort through citizen-funded group

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A Purdue University professor is leading an effort to send a CubeSat up for an attempted controlled solar sailing in Earth’s orbit. The CubeSat, LightSail 2, is one payload as ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

RIT Professor Seth Hubbard receives DOE grant to develop low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells

A Rochester Institute of Technology professor received a grant from the Department of Energy to research ways to develop low-cost, high-efficiency solar cells. Professor Seth Hubbard received nearly ...
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University of Maryland professor deconstructs wild myth about the harms of solar panels: 'Misconceptions on the industry continue to surge'

Solar panels don't release toxic substances into soil or groundwater, experts interviewed by The Baltimore Sun said. According to the report, "misconceptions on the industry continue to surge," ...