Kurt Degoede

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-06/the-10-ways-renewable-energy-s-boom-year-will-shape-2021

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/255628/20210105/korean-scientists-create-first-invisible-solar-panels-integrate-mobile-phones.htm ” Titanium dioxide (TiO2), being an efficient semiconductor is already currently being used in solar panel technology. Not only is it effective, but also non-toxic and environmentally friendly since it is an abundant element in Earth. Nickel oxide (NiO), on the other hand, is also a semiconductor with high optical transparency features. It is also manufactured at … Continue reading →

The year in Cheer: 112 bits of good news that kept us sane in 2020. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/the-year-in-cheer/ ” You could be forgiven for thinking that 2020 was little more than a slow-motion train wreck broken up into 365 individual units. But if you’re a regular RTBC reader, you know that’s not true. Yes, it was a … Continue reading →

Latif Nasser, one of the hosts of Radio Lab. His new docu-series Connected on Netflix is a lot of fun: https://www.netflix.com/title/81031737

This week they released interviews with Bruce Springsteen and Carlos Santana – great stuff!

” On Sunday, when Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens or another strong-armed N.F.L. quarterback launches a deep pass, take a moment to admire the forces of physics he’s unleashed. …”