https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. In the future, droughts could be even more severe than those that struck parts of Germany in 2018. An analysis of climate data from the last millennium shows that several factors have to coincide to produce a megadrought: not only rising temperatures, but also the amount of solar radiation, as well as certain meteorological and ocean-circulation conditions in the North Atlantic, like those expected to arise in the future. A group of researchers led by the Alfred Wegener Institute have just released their findings in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. https://phys.org/news/2021-03-droughts-germany-extreme-historic-megadrought.html Earth Sciences Fri, 19 Mar 2021 10:21:54 EDT news535368108 Michael Graetzel of Switzerland has won the euro800,000 ($960,000) international Millennium Technology Prize for inventing low-cost solar cells used in renewable energy, organizers said Wednesday. https://phys.org/news/2010-06-swiss-solar-cell-inventor-technology.html Energy & Green Tech Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:31:01 EDT news195305421 (AP) -- Three European inventors who helped create illuminated wallpapers, tiny fast processors in mobile phones, and cheap, high-performance cells used in solar panels are finalists in the euro1.1 million ($1.5 million) international Millennium Technology Prize. https://phys.org/news/2010-04-finalists-prize-technology-breakthroughs.html Hi Tech & Innovation Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:00:01 EDT news190455165 German firms Solar Millennium AG and MAN Ferrostaal AG on Monday said they formed a joint venture to build up to three utility-scale plants in Southern California at a cost about $1 billion each. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-german-firms-solar-thermal.html Energy & Green Tech Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:30:02 EDT news169838636