MIT Video Site Showcases Groundbreaking Work

With fuel costs rising and the worldwide desire for alternative energy sources, a team led by MIT students has developed a cost-efficient solar power system that could revolutionize global energy production. The system consists of a 12-foot-wide mirrored dish that concentrates sunlight by a factor of 1,000, creating intense heat that can provide steam for industrial processing, or for heating or cooling buildings, as well as to hook up to steam turbines and generate electricity.
The solar power system was demonstrated in one of the many videos on MIT's new video-sharing site, MIT Tech TV. This "YouTube for the scientifically minded" site makes it easy to find science, engineering, and MIT-related video on the web--minus the videos of singing cats and sports bloopers you'll find elsewhere.