
Electric Solar Wind Sail Could Power Future Space Travel In Solar System
A new electric solar wind
sail is almost ready for
implementation. Electric
sail propulsion might have a
large impact on space
... > full story

Wireless EEG System Self-powered By Body Heat And Light
Scientists have developed a
battery-free wireless
2-channel EEG system powered
by a hybrid power supply
using body heat and ambient
light which could be used to
... > full story

Solar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
By using a popcorn-ball
design -- tiny kernels
clumped into much larger
porous spheres -- engineers
can more than double the
... > full story

Berkeley Lab Examines State-level Renewables Portfolio Standards Policies
Renewable electricity is
being supported by a growing
number of states through the
creation of renewables
portfolio standards. A new
... > full story
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Inventor, Engineering Students Explore New Type Of Solar Collectors
May 8, 2008 A team of students led by a chemical engineering professor are working with a New Jersey inventor to advance a new solar thermal collector. The engineering students pointed out that this is the first ... > full story -
More Safety For Cell Phone Batteries
April 14, 2008 Researchers have created a novel safer lithium-ion battery. It is based on a polymer electrolyte, which is -- unlike the liquid electrolyte in conventional lithium-ion batteries -- not inflammable. ... > full story -
Expert Foresees 10 More Years Of Research & Development To Make Solar Energy Competitive
April 11, 2008 Despite oil prices that hover around $100 a barrel, it may take at least 10 or more years of intensive research to reduce the cost of solar energy to levels competitive with petroleum, according ... > full story -
Electricity And Gas Consumption At A Glance
April 11, 2008 People who want to save energy should always keep an eye on their consumption. The EWE Box offers customers a neat solution: It enables private households to monitor their electricity and gas ... > full story -
Carbon Nanotubes Made Into Conductive, Flexible 'Stained Glass'
April 10, 2008 Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for many high-technology applications due to their exceptional mechanical, thermal, chemical, optical and electrical properties. Now researchers have used ... > full story -
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Future Of Solar-powered Houses Is Clear: New Windows Could Halve Carbon Emissions
April 10, 2008 People could live in glass houses and look at the world through rose-tinted windows while reducing their carbon emissions by 50 percent, thanks to new Australian ... > full story -
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Energy Research: Researchers Consider Future Challenges, Opportunities
April 8, 2008 Escalating oil and gas prices along with the global challenge of climate change has in the past few years spurred a generation of scientists to pursue alternative energy sources while redirecting the ... > full story -
Sensors For Bat-inspired Spy Plane Under Development
March 31, 2008 A six-inch robotic spy plane modeled after a bat is being developed to gather data from sights, sounds and smells in urban combat zones and transmit information back to a soldier in real ... > full story -
Cheap New Solar Cells Made Much More Efficient
March 24, 2008 A cheap alternative to silicon solar cells can be found in dye-sensitized solar cells. This type of cell imitates the natural conversion of sunlight into energy by, for instance, plants and ... > full story -
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Toward The Next Generation Of High-efficiency Plastic Solar Cells
March 19, 2008 Researchers report an advance toward the next generation of plastic solar cells, which are widely heralded as a low cost, environmentally-friendly alternative to inorganic solar cells for meeting ... > full story
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