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Institute of Materials Science of the Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences,

The Big Solar Furnace is one of the world’s largest solar research facilities. Built in 1981, this monumental installation harnesses the power of the sun for cutting-edge science. The solar energy concentrator uses 10,700 mirrors to focus light reflected from an array of heliostats on to a single focal point. Today the facility is used for civilian research and specialist industrial orders