Jeremy Munday

Professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis, researching optics and energy who discussed using radiative cooling and a Stirling heat engine to generate power at night.

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Nov 13, 2025 • 28min

Solving the ‘golfer’s curse’ and using space as a heat sink

David Grimm, Online News Editor at Science, dives into fascinating topics including a lichen that feasts on dinosaur bones and the physics behind the notorious golfer's "lip-out". He uncovers how a new model simplifies the understanding of this phenomenon. Then, Jeremy Munday, a professor at UC Davis, explores innovative energy generation using a heat engine directed at the night sky, leveraging the cold of space. This approach challenges conventional power methods and could shape nighttime energy solutions in arid regions.

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