A new database contains the results of exposure experiments on solar reflectors conducted over more than four decades. The publicly available Solar Mirror Materials Database (SMMD) will contain ...

A company called Reflect Orbital wants to illuminate the Earth after sunset with orbital sky mirrors, raising alarm bells.

Next-gen thermal solar technology may be closer than it appears thanks to plastic rearview mirrors. According to reports from New Atlas and the University of South Australia, UniSA experts have ...

What's more, Russian scientists proved that the concept was possible back in 1993, when their 20-m (66-ft) Znamya-2 space mirror reflected a dim flash of light down to Earth that was visible in the ...

The night sky could soon lose some of its natural darkness if a controversial space project moves forward. Reflect Orbital, a ...

A proposal to only launch ultra thin and light inflatable mirrors (no power conversion, no energy storage, no lasers or masers to transmit the power etc…) and have them redirect sunlight to ground ...

The first images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) were published end of January: They show unprecedented details of the sun’s surface and ...

A 26-year-old innovator, Ben Nowack, has developed a way to produce solar energy during the night, according to Interesting Engineering. Nowack is a former SpaceX employee and is now the CEO of Tons ...

Lightweight parabolic mirrors for solar concentrators have been fabricated using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) and a nanometer scale optical surface smoothing technique. The smoothing ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. When ...