Daylight Saving Time does not save energy
With the switchover to daylight saving time just around the corner, you might wonder why we go to the trouble of springing forward and falling backward every year.
With the switchover to daylight saving time just around the corner, you might wonder why we go to the trouble of springing forward and falling backward every year.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 5, 2014
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Last year, almost 900,000 low- and moderate-income tax filers participated in a unique tax preparation savings intervention program, depositing approximately $5.9 million more into savings accounts than they would have without ...
Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2014
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A brand new window with thin-layer glazing combines energy efficiency with the aesthetics of a baroque window.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2014
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Building on its industry-leading position in in-vehicle networking (IVN), NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced that Volkswagen has approved Mantis for use in its vehicles without the need for a common-mode choke, enabling ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
Jan 22, 2014
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Many households lost money, savings and net wealth during the Great Recession, but the effects didn't stop with households' balance sheets. The final effects of the recession are lingering for many young people as well. A ...
Economics & Business
Nov 8, 2013
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How much in energy and cost savings would your state realize if it updated its commercial building energy codes? You can find out in a new on-line publication* from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 6, 2013
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According to the TRIPOD research project coordinated by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland lower fuel consumption and emissions are expected for an innovative propulsion system to be used as a promising alternative ...
Engineering
Nov 4, 2013
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Billions of euros are spent treating trillions of litres of wastewater every year, consuming substantial amounts of energy. However, this wastewater could act as a renewable resource, saving significant quantities of energy ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 28, 2013
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(Phys.org) —With winter around the corner some homeowners may be thinking about plugging all the leaks in their home to make them less drafty. Imagine if every homeowner in the country did that—how much energy could be ...
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 21, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Enhanced growth of Earth's leafy greens during the 20th century has significantly slowed the planet's transition to being red-hot, according to the first study to specify the extent to which plants have prevented ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 16, 2013
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