Bill Gross gave a TED talk a few years ago where he discusses how they used genetic algorithms to design a solar collector and a subsequent stirling engine. Th

Bill Gross gave a TED talk a few years ago where he discusses how they used genetic algorithms to design a solar collector and a subsequent stirling engine. Theres not much on the details of what went into creating the program, but there were a few interesting pictures of their progress along the way. http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gross_on_new_energy.html http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gross_on_new_energy.html