Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science, Caltech
Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science at the California Institute of Technology and founder of Alta Devices, a solar company located in the San Francisco Bay Area
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Harry Atwater
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Which Way, L.A.?
Controversy over Solar Power in the California Desert Today's Los Angeles Times reports that no less than 80 big solar projects are underway in California, including arrays of giant mirrors. One planned for the Mojave Desert would be the size of the City of Inglewood. Environmentalists are divided about whether this form of alternative is really "green." Will this so-called "clean energy" be good for the environment?
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