08/08/2026
In Norway, there is a town that receives almost no direct sunlight for months at a time.
The reason is not polar night. The steep mountains surrounding Rjukan block the low winter sun from reaching the valley.
The solution? Three computer-controlled mirrors installed high on the mountainside. They follow the Sun and reflect its light directly onto the town square below.
An idea first proposed in 1913 finally became reality exactly one hundred years later.
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