radiation Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:42:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Nuclear Watchdog Offers Update On Mysterious Radiation In Europe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nuclear-watchdog-radiation-europe-20170221/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nuclear-watchdog-radiation-europe-20170221/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:42:59 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=62919 In a series of tweets released yesterday the ISRN, France’s nuclear watchdog, reaffirmed that there was no risk to human health from the mysterious radiation that was found all over Europe. In addition to those reassurances the ISRN stated that the levels of radiation that were encountered in this release are 1000 times lover than […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nuclear-watchdog-radiation-europe-20170221/feed/ 1 62919 New Stanford Solar Cell Uses Coldness of the Universe https://www.greenoptimistic.com/stanford-solar-cell-coldness-universe/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/stanford-solar-cell-coldness-universe/#respond Fri, 13 May 2016 04:46:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=59890 Current research by Stanford University scientists is showing promising implications for the efficiency of solar cells. These solar cells rely on heat loss from radiative cooling and electricity from sunlight. Solar cells utilize photons, light particles, to generate electricity. In the process, solar cells also generate heat which reduces efficiency. The current research allows the […]

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