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'Smart' Fridges Stay Cool By Talking To Each Other
January 21, 2009 — 'Smart' fridges that run on renewable electricity and are capable of negotiating the most energy efficient way to keep food cold have been developed by researchers in ... > full story -
Bobsled Design: Hammerhead On The Test Bed
January 19, 2009 — After nearly two years of development and production, the day had arrived: the "Citius" bobsleigh went into the wind tunnel. The tests exceeded expectations. Now the next hurdle must be cleared: the ... > full story -
Wind Energy
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Energy and the Environment
Robotics Research
Environmental Science
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Robot Inspects Wind Energy Converters
January 19, 2009 — The material of wind energy converters must withstand intense forces. Are rotor blades damaged? A new robot inspects wind energy converters more precisely than a human ever could. It detects the ... > full story -
How Martian Winds Make Rocks Walk
January 7, 2009 — At first, figuring out how pebble-sized rocks organize themselves in evenly-spaced patterns in sand seemed simple and even intuitive. But once one researcher started observing, he discovered that the ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
Energy Technology
Environmental Science
Electricity
Tilting At Wind Farms
January 7, 2009 — A way to make wind power smoother and more efficient that exploits the inertia of a wind turbine rotor could help solve the problem of wind speed variation, according to new ... > full story -
Stronger Coastal Winds Due To Climate Change May Have Far-Reaching Effects
December 19, 2008 — Future increases in wind strength along the California coast may have far-reaching effects, including more intense upwelling of cold water along the coast early in the season and increased fire ... > full story -
Renewable Energy
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Answers To Huge Wind-Farm Problems Are Blowin' In The Wind
December 16, 2008 — While harnessing more energy from the wind could help satisfy growing demands for electricity and reduce emissions of global-warming gases, turbulence from proposed wind farms could adversely affect ... > full story -
Breathing Cycles In Earth's Upper Atmosphere Tied To Solar Wind Disturbances
December 15, 2008 — A new study shows the periodic "breathing" of Earth's upper atmosphere that has long puzzled scientists is due in part to cyclic solar wind disturbances, a finding that should help engineers track ... > full story -
Vendee Globe Round-the-World Yacht Race Seen From Above
December 15, 2008 — Wind and wave data from ESA's Envisat satellite radar are being used to observe meteorological conditions in the track of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht ... > full story -
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Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Environmental Science
Wind Energy
Energy Technology
Wind, Water And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy
December 10, 2008 — Biofuels, nuclear energy and coal are the worst choices for energy alternatives to petroleum products and wind, solar, geothermal, tides and waves are the best, according to results from the first ... > full story
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