# A 3.6-ton mirror three inches thick sits on a Maui volcano collecting sunlight, and keeping it from cooking itself takes seven miles of coolant pipe, thirteen separate temperatures and about a swimming pool of ice made fresh every night

> **Newsylist Open Intelligence Dossier** · First detected: 2026-08-12 06:29 UTC · Category: Science · Sources: 1 · Current Velocity: 0.25

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| Source Outlet | Headline | Published (UTC) | Verification URL |
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| Autonocion.com | A 3.6-ton mirror three inches thick sits on a Maui volcano collecting sunlight, and keeping it from cooking itself takes seven miles of coolant pipe, thirteen separate temperatures and about a swimming pool of ice made fresh every night | 2026-08-11 16:30 | [Source Link](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTFBMTEQyWHBGTmdaWDRkZGJTcm1EZWE4ekptVzRCS1BCSkR6ak5PLVhhM1pGSUdrSEZHUVd5VGRHeVJiaG1fcVpiY2F4bERlem9oUDZ2Tkk2Z3RJZGlsZjh6bDNrRjBGUE9lMjJwTDJBTXJZeFJ3Y3Vr?oc=5) |

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