Winston, Roland
Published: January 17, 2009, 3:57 pm
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Peter Saundry Roland Winston is an American physicist who founded the field of non-imaging optics, which focuses on transferring light efficiently and controlling its distribution. Non-imaging optics act as light funnels that sometimes collect and intensify radiation more effectively than lenses and mirrors. One of his devices uses an innovative optical surface called a compound parabolic concentrator to concentrate light more intensively than traditional optics. In some applications, this technology has concentrated sunlight up to 84,000 times the natural level of sunlight at the Earth’s surface. Potential applications include the irradiation of the surface of materials, pumping lasers, and harnessing solar energy to cool buildings, generate electricity, and industrial process heat.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Peter Saundry (Topic Editor) "Winston, Roland". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth January 17, 2009; Last revised Date January 17, 2009; Retrieved June 18, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Winston,_Roland>
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Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Roland Winston is an American physicist who founded the field of non-imaging optics, which focuses on transferring light efficiently and controlling its distribution. Non-imaging optics act as light funnels that sometimes collect and intensify radiation more effectively than lenses and mirrors. One of his devices uses an innovative optical surface called a compound parabolic concentrator to concentrate light more intensively than traditional optics. In some applications, this technology has concentrated sunlight up to 84,000 times the natural level of sunlight at the Earth’s surface. Potential applications include the irradiation of the surface of materials, pumping lasers, and harnessing solar energy to cool buildings, generate electricity, and industrial process heat.
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