Daily Archives: January 3, 2011

Have scientists discovered how to create rain in the desert?

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Deskarati

For centuries people living in the Middle East have dreamed of turning the sandy desert into land fit for growing crops with fresh water on tap. Now that holy grail is a step closer after scientists employed by the ruler … Continue reading →

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New dyes improve solar technologies for generating clean electricity and hydrogen fuel

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Deskarati

Chemists at the University at Buffalo have synthesized a new class of photo sensitizing dyes that greatly increase the efficiency of light-driven systems that produce two kinds of green energy: Solar electricity and clean-burning hydrogen fuel. On a commercial scale, these advancements … Continue reading →

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Armillary Sphere

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Deskarati

An armillary sphere (variations are known as spherical astrolabe, armilla, or armil) is a model of thecelestial sphere, consisting of a spherical framework of rings, centred on Earth, that represent lines of celestial longitude and latitude and other astronomically important features such as the ecliptic. … Continue reading →

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