Residents of a remote Norwegian village are getting their first glimpse of winter sunlight, thanks to giant remote-controlled mirrors that reflect the sun's rays. Nestled deep in a valley between ...

RJUKAN, Norway — Yearning for sunlight has been a part of life in this quaint old factory town in central Norway for as long as anyone can remember. Here, the sun disappears behind a mountain for six ...

RJUKAN, Norway (Reuters) - Sunshine lit up a Norwegian town in a remote, dark valley for the first time in wintertime on Wednesday, as mirrors high on a mountainside realized a century-old dream.

Rjukan, a small town in Southern Norway, does not receive any sunlight during the winter between September and March. The former industrial center is surrounded by high mountains that block the sun ...

Youths play games Wednesday after the official opening of giant sun mirrors in the town of Rjukan, Norway. The town is normally shrouded in shadow for almost six months a year, but faint rays from the ...

RJUKAN, Norway — Yearning for sunlight has been a part of life in this quaint, old factory town in central Norway for as long as anyone can remember. Here, the sun disappears behind a mountain for six ...

A popular circuit known as Solar Engine is used by this solar powered artbot Sun Mirror which consists only of two transistors, one capacitor, and one flashing LED. A popular circuit known as Solar ...

David Levene/Guardian News & Media Ltd 2013. Vacationers seeking midwinter sun don't usually think of Norway, where the sun is low even on the brightest winter day. So the town of Rjukan, Norway, is ...

People play volleyball during the official opening of giant sun mirrors (top) erected on the mountainside, in the town of Rjukan October 30, 2013. REUTERS/Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix By Environment ...