(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers with the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered a universal technique for stripping nanocrystals of tether-like molecules that until now have posed as obstacles for their ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 9, 2011
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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.
Engineering
Nov 24, 2011
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It's possible that Tanya Morris has become something of a pest. And she delights in it. Wherever she goes, she's likely to whip out her iPad and open her favorite app: the Light Bulb Finder.
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 21, 2011
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General Electric and Nissan, maker of the all-electric Nissan Leaf, said Friday they will team up over the next two years to explore ways to promote the use of electric vehicles.
Energy & Green Tech
Oct 1, 2011
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New tools to improve the design of embedded software systems in automated railway signalling and smart energy distribution are being developed as part of a multi-million Euro project lead by researchers at the University ...
Engineering
Sep 30, 2011
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A new "smart" window system has the unprecedented ability to inexpensively change from summer to winter modes, darkening to save air conditioning costs on scorching days and returning to crystal clarity in the winter to capture ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 21, 2011
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The UK government wants every home to have one by 2020, but might the new generation of electricity meters help to change people’s attitudes to climate change?
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 21, 2011
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Japanese corporations and municipalities are exploring plans to rebuild areas devastated by the March earthquake as environmentally friendly "smart cities."
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 16, 2011
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IBM today unveiled findings from its "2011 IBM Global Utility Consumer Survey," which revealed that many consumers around the globe do not understand the basic unit of electricity pricing and other energy concepts used by ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 26, 2011
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Storing power is complicated and expensive, but very often, especially far away from the regular power grids, there is no way around large batteries for grid-independent electricity consumers. It would make more sense to ...
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 1, 2011
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