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In that practical sense, it can be harnessed in exactly the same ways our atmospheric winds can; like a sailboat, a solar sail can run before the solar wind, tack, heave to, and carry out pretty ...

A model of what will be a massive sculpture of a blue whale skeleton by a Canadian photographer and artist is being tested at Western University’s wind dome. The Standing Whale, conceptualized ...

A model of what will be a massive sculpture of a blue whale skeleton by a Canadian photographer and artist is being tested at Western University’s wind dome. The Standing Whale, conceptualized ...

The craft, known as the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System, will launch in April ... sailboats do - except instead of being powered by wind, they employ the pressure of sunlight for propulsion.

A gust of progress for the Celtic Sea as plans for a pioneering offshore wind farm catch the wind, promising a greener future with the UK government’s backing Plans to create an offshore wind ...

Plans to create an offshore wind farm off the Celtic Sea has taken a step forward. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Celtic Sea welcomed the announcement of the successful bid for the ...

Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers have used a genetic learning algorithm to identify optimal pitch profiles for the blades of vertical ...

If you are approaching Yinka Shonibare’s Suspended States from South Kensington, may I suggest a pitstop? Halfway up Exhibition Road is the main entrance to Imperial College. Inside, stands ...

Tohoku Electric Power Co. and Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. linked up to install the wing-shaped Wind Challenger sail on the large carrier, which sailed on Oct. 7. “We have set a goal of achieving ...

From those sails came the “Wind Sculpture” series ... as reluctant to be pinned down as a wind-blown sail. “Whereas if I had not accepted it, there would be no debate.” ...