Posted on 03/24/2017 12:50:04 AM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
Scientists in Germany have flipped the switch on what is being described as "the world's largest artificial sun," a device they hope will help shed light on new ways of making climate-friendly fuels.
The giant honeycomb-like setup of 149 spotlights — officially known as "Synlight" — in Juelich, about 30 kilometres west of Cologne, uses xenon short-arc lamps normally found in cinemas to simulate natural sunlight that's often in short supply in Germany at this time of year.
By focusing the entire array on a single 20-by-20 centimetre spot, scientists from the German Aerospace Centre, or DLR, will be able to produce the equivalent of 10,000 times the amount of solar radiation that would normally shine on the same surface.
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It is newsworthy when conventional science does it. When someone researching a non-conventional source of energy that has enormous promise does it, it is not newsworthy.
from: http://brilliantlightpower.com/plasma-video/
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