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solutions 1/2009 Solar Technology Sunny Prospects The new SCHOTT Solar manufacturing facility in Albuquerque will be the first site in the United States that produces receivers for CSP and will quadruple the company’s PV production capacity in North America. More

solutions 2/2008 Architecture Clear View of the Game Amiran® panels serve as transparent ”safety rails” at the University of Tennessee’s Thompson-Boling Arena and offer a much clearer view of the court. [more]

solutions 1/2008 Solar Energy „Bright Future for Solar Energy” Dr. Lawrence L. Kazmerski, Director National Center for Photovoltaics at National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, Colorado/U.S.A., on the prospects of the U.S. Solar Market. [more] Floating Displays Floating Displays Faceplates made of glass fibers improve the readability of digital displays and reduce scattered light. [more]

solutions 2/2007 Fiberoptic Lighting Magical Light Bisbee, the stronghold of the American copper industry, had to wait for years to hold its own mineral exhibition. Thanks to the generous assistance of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as private donations, the Bisbee Museum now showcases these minerals. [more] Solar telescope Watchful Eye on the Sun Researchers at the »Big Bear Solar Observatory« (BBSO) in California are looking to obtain new insights on the activities of our most important heavenly body. [more] Interview Constructive Cooperation Dr. Philip R. Goode, Director of the Big Bear Solar Observatory, on the importance of observing the sun. [more] Art with Glass Complex Glass Artworks of Great Depth Roni Horn’s sculptures are characterized by perfection and precision. One of the world’s leading contemporary artists, she combines these properties inherent in glass with its transparency and plasticity to form sensitive reflections. [more]

solutions 1/2007 Piezo Glass Ceramic A Material Generates Voltage and Movement For the first time ever, researchers have succeeded in carrying over piezo-electric glass ceramics from the laboratory into product development. These lead-free materials offer completely new qualities. [more] Remote Solar Power Supply Finally Electricity! By building solar power plants in sparsely populated provinces in China and other regions of the world, SCHOTT is contributing towards improved living conditions and developing a new market for the future. [more] Architecture Glass Opens Up New Horizons for Design No other material is associated more closely with modern architecture than glass. In combination with new technologies, this versatile material offers a broad range of possibilities ranging from lighting to construction using solar technology. [more] Laser Glass Igniting Ideas in Glass for Hot Furnaces The world’s most powerful laser is now being built at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in California and will feature several thousand specialized glass components from SCHOTT. The thirty year partnership between physicists and glass experts has turned this technological masterpiece into reality. [more]

solutions 1/2006 Concentrated Solar Power Plants The Power Plants of the Future The market for solar thermal power plants is only now beginning to offer one of the most important energy supply options for the future. SCHOTT will play a leading role by providing a key component. [more]

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