High Albedo reflects sunlight Albedo is simply the “whiteness” of a surface; its ability to reflect light energy. Surface reflectivity is measured in values between Zero and One- Zero indicates complete black and one means totally white. When evaluating a surface, assigning it a value
New pebble bed reactor technology prevents nuclear meltdown. “…At $40 million each in matching funds over the next five years, the grants will go to X-energy, a little-known Maryland-based startup that is developing a new version of a pebble-bed reactor, and to Southern Company, the
Prieto’s No Liquid Electrolyte Battery: Advances in battery energy and safety are critical, as lower priced energy storage is going to be an increasingly significant part of our energy delivery systems. Already, the price for a kilowatt hour of electric cars has been reduced significantly
Landing Booster Rockets Reduces the Cost of Space Travel : In late November Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched and landed its “New Shepard” Spacecraft. The rocket traveled just over 100km (the edge of space) before making a powered landing exactly where intended. The only other
