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Shuman sunengine on the March 1916 cover of Hugo Gernsback's The Electrical Experimenter Shuman sunengine 1907 Photo: Technical World magazine, September 1907. Frank Shuman (/ ˈ ʃ uː m ə n /; January 23, 1862 – April 28, 1918) was an American inventor, engineer and solar energy pioneer known for his work on solar engines, especially those that used solar energy to heat water that would ...
The history of glass-making dates back to at least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia. However, most writers claim that they may have been producing copies of glass objects from Egypt. [1] Other archaeological evidence suggests that the first true glass was made in coastal north Syria, Mesopotamia or Egypt. [2]
As of September 2018, sixty percent of the world's solar photovoltaic modules were made in China. [166] As of May 2018, the largest photovoltaic plant in the world is located in the Tengger desert in China. [167] In 2018, China added more photovoltaic installed capacity (in GW) than the next 9 countries combined. [168]
Thin-film solar cells are a type of solar cell made by depositing one or more thin layers (thin films or TFs) of photovoltaic material onto a substrate, such as glass, plastic or metal. Thin-film solar cells are typically a few nanometers ( nm ) to a few microns ( μm ) thick–much thinner than the wafers used in conventional crystalline ...
Gorilla Glass, the glass still used on the screen of the iPhone and almost every smartphone in the world, was one of the most consequential inventions in modern history. Without it, the smartphone ...
2018 - The first dedicated solar panel recycling plant in Europe and "possibly in the world" is opened in France. [42] 2019 – The world record for solar cell efficiency at 47.1% was achieved by using multi-junction concentrator solar cells, developed at National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, USA.
The anchor escapement originated with Hooke, although it has been argued that it was invented by Clement, [133] or the English clockmaker Joseph Knibb. [132] The Jesuits made major contributions to the development of pendulum clocks in the 17th and 18th centuries, having had an "unusually keen appreciation of the importance of precision". [134]
In 1948, he started his own company, Permaglass, in Genoa, Ohio.Permaglass produced curved and tempered glass for the consumer and automotive markets. Within 3 months, he was producing glass for appliances, and for display cases; within 3 years, Permaglass was a leading manufacturer of glass plates for television sets.