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Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have developed a lightweight "liquid" battery that stores solar energy as heat without panels or heavy equipment. The breakthrough molecule can hold energy for years and release it on demand.
A team at UC Santa Barbara has designed a system to blast dangerous asteroids into harmless bits using rockets and technology we already have. Unlike asteroid deflection methods, this "Pulverize It" program could work even with short warning times.
A UC Santa Barbara professor says the secret to fighting climate change might be hiding in plain sight: plants that grow back year after year. Her new book shows how perennial crops could slash emissions, feed more people, and heal damaged soil.
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have engineered a tiny molecule that captures sunlight, stores it as chemical energy, and releases it as heat on demand. The breakthrough could revolutionize how we use solar energy after dark without bulky batteries.
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara created a molecule that captures sunlight, stores it for years, and releases it as heat on demand—no batteries needed. The breakthrough could revolutionize how we save solar energy for cold nights and cloudy days.