A Solar Power Breakthrough, Courtesy of the Guy Who Invented the Super Soaker

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Lonnie Johnson did risk assessment for the Atlantis space shuttle. He helped get the B-2 stealth bomber off the ground. He gave us the Super Soaker. And now, with his latest invention, he might just make solar power viable.

Johnson, a "self-invented inventor," is profiled in the November issue of the Atlantic, and while his Super Soaker revolutionized backyard shenanigans, his latest project, a unique heat engine called the Johnson Thermoelectric Energy Converter or JTEC, could revolutionize the energy industry. And that's got some important people very excited.

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