MIT develops “solar shield” to protect Earth from sun's rays - Global Construction Review

A team of interdisciplinary scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed the concept of an outer-planetary solar shield that will reduce the effects of climate change by…

The space bubbles concept is based on the work of Roger Angel, who in 2006 proposed placing thin reflective films in orbit around the Earth. The MIT concept develops that idea by making it easily dep… [+666 chars]

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