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Let’s all get solar panels! Loan me some, and I’ll promote your solar company.

LB — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 23:40:13 +0000

Above, solar panel construction in Wayne National Forest, Ohio.

I know this is a ridiculous proposition, but if you never try, you never… experience rejection. I want solar panels for my abnormally long roof, but I can’t afford them yet.

A sundog for the shortest days of the year

LB — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:15:25 +0000

I would be interested to know if anyone has used a sundog. It’s a little robot that directs natural sunlight into a window all day by following the sun’s arc and consistently reflecting its light into the room.

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Designers and Nobel scientists make energy-collecting textiles.

LB — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:35:02 +0000

This compelling structure is an example of biomimetic architecture – architecture that mimics biological structures and/or functions. It is part of a project called Metabolic Media whose structures model the molecular structures and energy metabolism in living cells.