Clothes that could literally light up your life were unveiled Tuesday by Japanese researchers who said their solar-cell fabric would eventually let wearers harvest energy on the go.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 11, 2012
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(Phys.org)—The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photovoltaic products ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 24, 2012
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(Phys.org) -- For the first time, engineers at the University of New South Wales have demonstrated that hydrogen can be released and reabsorbed from a promising storage material, overcoming a major hurdle to its use as an ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 15, 2012
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A new discovery should make the alternative fuel butanol more attractive to the biofuel industry. University of Illinois scientist Hao Feng has found a way around the bottleneck that has frustrated producers in the past and ...
Biochemistry
Aug 14, 2012
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On a bluff overlooking the Atlantic, Grady Koch spent a month watching ocean winds.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 3, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Urine can be an abundant fuel for electricity generation, according to British scientists in the first study of its kind.
Materials Science
Nov 1, 2011
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France on Thursday launched its largest-ever solar energy farm, with an array of panels spread over about 200 hectares (500 acres) in the mountainous southern Alpes-de-Haute-Provence region.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 13, 2011
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The forces that make Japan one of the world's most quake-prone and volcanic countries, and sparked a nuclear disaster, could become part of its long-term energy solution, experts say.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 26, 2011
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University of Alberta researcher Andrew Leach likes the way Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal thinks.
Economics & Business
Aug 19, 2011
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The search for new energy sources to power mankind's increasing needs is currently a topic of immense interest. Hydrogen-powered fuel cells are considered one of the most promising clean energy alternatives. While intensive ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 10, 2011
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