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Mechanical motion rectifier leads to better energy harvesting

(Phys.org) -- Mechanical energy is all around us, whether in the form of a vehicle's vibrations, ocean waves, or vibrating train tracks. However, much of this energy is irregular and oscillatory - for example, road bumps ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 26 | with audio podcast report

NDSU develops app to identify cost-effective heating fuel

Heating Fuel Comparison, a new mobile device application developed by the NDSU Extension Service, can help people determine the most cost-effective fuel source when selecting new heating appliances.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Policies, learning-by-doing played important role in reducing ethanol costs

A new study from the University of Illinois concludes that learning-by-doing, stimulated by increased ethanol production, played an important role in inducing technological progress in the corn ethanol industry. ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Canadians rally against wind power

Hundreds of Canadians demonstrated on Tuesday calling for an end to subsidies for wind power, saying noise from colossal turbines is making some people sick and driving down rural property prices.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (9) | comments 32

Calculating the cost of advanced manufacturing

For Tim Gutowski, advanced manufacturing is an opportunity not just to boost employment, but also to improve the environment.

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Mobile industry eyes savings by recycling

More than a billion mobile phones are made every year but fewer than one percent are recycled, experts say, noting that billions of dollars could be saved if consumers go green.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rational design can improve hydrogen fuel cell efficiency

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen fuel cells, in which the chemical energy of hydrogen is converted into electricity, offer the potential for a wide variety of applications, especially in transportation and power ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast feature

Researchers discover potential key to lowering energy costs of cell phones and data centers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A systematic analysis of power usage in microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cellphones and giant data centers, report computer science professors from The University of Texas ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

White roofs to make for cooler Melbourne buildings

The research assesses the benefits of white roofs and aims to help residential, commercial and industrial building owners determine if white roofs are suitable for their buildings and guide them through the best materials ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A big leap toward lowering the power consumption of microprocessors

The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centers, report computer science professors from The University of Texas ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

How to build doughnuts with Lego blocks

Scientists have uncovered how nature minimises energy costs in rings of liquids with an internal nanostructure made of two chemically discordant polymers joined with strong bonds, or di-blocks, deposited on ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Industrial 'inertia to change' is delaying development of zero carbon homes, report finds

Tackling rising CO2 emissions from the residential sector could make a vital contribution towards mitigating climate change, according to a new report from the UCL Bartlett School of Planning.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Chemically scrubbing CO2 from the air too expensive

(PhysOrg.com) -- While it is possible to chemically scrub carbon dioxide from Earth's atmosphere in order to lessen the severity of global warming, the process is prohibitively expensive for now. Best to focus ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 63 | with audio podcast

Evaluating price hikes: Research shows that recent oil shocks are not causing inflation

While the price of oil has risen in recent years, it has not affected the price of goods as much as in the past, according to research by two Kansas State University economists.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 4

IBM and EKZ make electric vehicle charging more convenient with new smartphone application

IBM Research today announced that it has teamed with EKZ, the electricity utility provider of the Canton of Zurich in Switzerland, on a new pilot project that will allow consumers to conveniently charge electric ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1