Prof. Carmel Rotschild was recruited to Technion from MIT by the Grand Technion Energy Program. Here, he explains how his multidisciplinary research at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering could make solar energy even more efficient in the future. Established in 2007, part of the mission of the Grand Technion Energy Program is to attract powerful new faculty to Technion in a multidisciplinary venue for advanced research and teaching of energy science, technology and engineering. You can keep updated on research developments at GTEP at their Facebook: www.facebook.com or Twitter: www.twitter.com GTEP website for advanced science students wishing to pursue research into global energy solutions: gtep.technion.ac.il
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