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  "textContent": "Ever since Benjamin Franklin’s lightning experiment in the 18th century, civilization has been intrigued by the idea of capturing lightning in a bottle. Over time, however, the idea evolved from literal to figurative. Today, we may be seeing a return to the literal. Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), may have figured out a way to bottle the sun, or at least its energy, using a Dewar pyrimidone solution.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** Energy, Technology\n\n**Tags:** Solar Power, UC Santa Barbara, Sunlight",
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