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UConn Will Soon Have a ‘Solar Tree,’ Thanks to Interdisciplinary Group of Faculty and Students

Sun-powered installation will charge portable electronics, offer chances for gathering and teaching.

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University of Connecticut solar tree will offer campus visitors a place to recharge

An industrial design team is constructing a 12-foot, aluminum tree topped with nine large, leaf-shaped solar panels. The installation will be a research and education tool, and a place for campus visitors to plug-in devices.
Professors with a variety of expertise, as well as college and high school students, are working on the solar tree. Credit: Lisa Prevost
Professors with a variety of expertise, as well as college and high school students, are working on the solar tree. Credit: Lisa Prevost
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Lightning Talk for National Science Foundation-sponsored Convergence Accelerator Conference for Food Security in Extreme Environments and Food Deserts

The STEAM Tree was featured as part of the National Science Foundation-sponsored Convergence Accelerator Conference for Food Security in Extreme Environments and Food Deserts on 19-21 May. Check out out “Lightning Talk”!
For more information, visit their website here.

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UConn’s STEAM Team: Solar Trees and the Power of Community

An article written about the STEAM Tree by a UConn Student
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