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Waste to Watts: Improving Microbial Fuel Cells
July 10, 2012 — Some of the planet's tiniest inhabitants may help address two of society's biggest environmental challenges: How to deal with the vast quantities of organic waste produced and where to find clean, ... > full story -
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Fuel Cells
New Biofuel Process Dramatically Improves Energy Recovery, and Uses Agricultural Waste
July 10, 2012 — A new biofuel production process produces energy more than 20 times higher than existing methods. The results showcase a novel way to use microbes to produce biofuel and hydrogen, all while consuming ... > full story -
New Possibilities for Solar Power
July 10, 2012 — Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in solar technology. A newly developed solar photovoltaic thermal system generates both electricity and ... > full story -
No Matter the Drilling Method, Natural Gas Is a Much-Needed Tool to Battle Global Warming
July 10, 2012 — No matter how you drill it, using natural gas as an energy source is a smart move in the battle against global climate change and a good transition step on the road toward low-carbon energy from ... > full story -
First Seabed Sonar to Measure Marine Energy Effect on Environment and Wildlife
July 10, 2012 — UK scientists will measure the effect on the marine environment and wildlife of devices that harness tide and wave energy using sonar technology that has, for the first time, been successfully ... > full story -
Catalysis: Blueprint for a Break-Up
July 5, 2012 — Computer simulations reveal how rhodium catalysts with ‘stepped’ surface structures break ethanol molecules into hydrogen atoms and why they are so ... > full story -
Urban Athletes Show That for Orangutans, It Pays to Sway
July 4, 2012 — Swaying trees is the way to go, if you are a primate crossing the jungle. Using human street athletes as stand-ins for orangutans, researchers have measured the energy required to navigate a forest ... > full story -
No Show Stoppers for Concentrating Solar Power
July 4, 2012 — Solar thermal power is largely unrestricted by materials availability. There are, however, some issues that the industry needs to look into soon, like replacing silver in ... > full story -
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New Insights Into Power-Generating Windows
July 3, 2012 — Researchers have calculated how much electricity can be generated using power-generating windows, so-called luminescent solar concentrators. These are windows which have been fitted with a thin film ... > full story -
See, Feel, Hear and Control Your Environment, Virtually
July 3, 2012 — Scientists have transformed vast amounts of data into applications and systems that are able to analyze crowd behavior, allow remote energy management or even tell where some of the windiest spots in ... > full story
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