News tagged with energy usage
A bright future with solar lanterns for India's poor
Solar energy has the potential to improve the living conditions of poor rural households in India as well as contribute to the country's future energy security, according to Professor Govindasamy Agoramoorthy from Tajen University, ...
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Finnish researchers reduce smart phones power consumption by more than 70 percent
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland have designed a network proxy that can cut the power consumption of 3G smart phones up to 74 percent.
Nov 24, 2011 |
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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
Jan 20, 2012 |
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IBM Researchers Develop Energy Efficient Method to Analyze the Quality of Data at Record Speeds
(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM Research today unveiled a breakthrough method based on a mathematical algorithm that reduces the computational complexity, costs, and energy usage for analyzing the quality of massive ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Growth versus global warming
(PhysOrg.com) -- Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming.
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Economists: Appliance rebates waste government money
Taxpayers will lose a significant portion of the $300 Million they are shelling out for the federal government's appliance rebate program and the energy-saving program could actually increase energy usage, two University ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Jan 11, 2010 |
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Futuristic wall display shows real-time energy usage
(PhysOrg.com) -- There's more to the home energy conservation system designed by Queensland University of Technology industrial design graduate Erica Pozzey than meets the eye.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Intel launches high-performance chips for workstations
The world's biggest chip maker Intel rolled out a line of "revolutionary" chips designed as high-performance engines for datacenters, work stations and research computers.
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Spend a little, save a lot on utility bills
Being an early adopter isn't cheap. If you have to have the latest gadget to save money on utilities, you've already spent thousands on a solar water heater or a geothermal heat pump.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool
US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption.
Jun 24, 2009 |
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EarthTalk: What are some low-cost ways to make a home green?
Dear EarthTalk: What are some simple low-cost improvements I can do to my home to make it greener? (Stefan Lonce, via e-mail)
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Pulse crops may reduce energy use and increase yields for farmers
Farmers who rotate pulse crops with wheat have reduced energy usage and a higher wheat yield than farmers growing wheat exclusively, according to an MSU study.
May 17, 2011 |
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UM invention helps advance reliability of alternative energy
A University of Minnesota invention could help make storage of solar and wind energy more efficient and economical. The invention was licensed to SustainX, a leading global developer of grid-scale energy storage solutions ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 16, 2012 |
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The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save
Just in time for the high season of thermostat tweaking comes a nifty, energy-saving household gizmo with some serious tech cred: The Nest Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, a Silicon Valley startup partially funded by Google ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 01, 2011 |
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I-SAVE could reduce your energy usage, save you cash (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- We all want to decrease our energy consumption. That does not mean that we want to spend all of our time and energy thinking about it. This is where a good feedback system can come in handy. They can give ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Energy use in California
California, as the most populous U.S. state and home of Silicon Valley, is one of the country's largest users of energy. However, due to its mild weather and strong environmental movement, its per capita energy use is one of the smallest of any U.S. state.
For more information about Energy use in California, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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