Prudence Wade Latest articles by Prudence Wade Solar power generated enough heat to power a steel furnace By Prudence Wade published 31 May 24 A new proof-of-concept device trapped solar radiation and used it to heat an object to a blistering 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), raising hopes that steel furnaces could be powered by solar energy. Planet Earth Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox. LATEST ARTICLES118 million-year-old fossils of ape found in Africa, but in an unexpected place2Astronauts may struggle to reproduce in outer space, study suggests — what does that mean for the future of space colonization?3Brain aging results from a loss of control over how genes are regulated, mouse study suggests4Live Science Today: Meta and Google fined for causing social media addiction and how dogs were our friends for millennia5Roman mosaic shows topless woman battling leopard in arena, study finds
Solar power generated enough heat to power a steel furnace By Prudence Wade published 31 May 24 A new proof-of-concept device trapped solar radiation and used it to heat an object to a blistering 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit (1,000 degrees Celsius), raising hopes that steel furnaces could be powered by solar energy.
