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Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power — And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (320+ words) Home " Environment " Renewable Energy Thirty years later, old-school solar panels are still delivering on their promise. In the late 1980s, when Switzerland was just beginning to experiment with solar power, engineers bolted a few shiny panels onto rooftops, mountain stations, and…...
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From the Vault: The World's First 3D-Printed Room Was a Baroque Bonanza
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (537+ words) Home " Other " Great Pics In 2013, a significant milestone in digital fabrication was achieved. Architects Michael Hansmeyer and Benjamin Dillenburger created "Digital Grotesque I," the world's first fully enclosed, human-scale room constructed entirely using 3D-printed sandstone. We've revisited the article published…...