August 6, 2008 Sci-Tech: solar power's potential Play video

(NECN) - In this segment of Sci-Tech, we take a look at the potential of solar power. In one hour, enough sunlight hits the earth to meet the world's energy needs for a year.

Now breakthroughs by a professor at MIT are paving the way for cheap and abundant ways to store that energy.

Museum of Science education associate Daniel Davis has more on the topic.