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A new technology that could help people power MP3 players and other electronic devices through movement transformed into energy by their clothes or the carpets they walk on is being developed by scientists at the University of Southampton.This research will begin in October to be finished by 2015, and it should disco... |
16 August 2010
09:09 GMT |
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The industrial production of algae biofuel would be feasible within the next 15 years, say two researchers from Wageningen UR (University & Research center) in their article published today in Science.Professor René Wijffels and Dr Maria Barbosa of Wageningen UR say in their article An Outlook on Microalgal Bi... |
13 August 2010
07:04 GMT |
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More than three decades ago, experts showed in a series of calculations that it's theoretically possible for particle accelerators to produce a lot more energy from their experiments than they consume running them. The idea was again brought to life recently, as experts investigated an old idea. The concept prop... |
9 August 2010
06:33 GMT |
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According to a new report, it would appear that the African continent is capable of accommodating large swaths of land containing bioenergy production-related plans. This can be achieved without diminishing, or otherwise affecting, the areas already planted with edible crops, or natural reserves. The conclusions belo... |
23 July 2010
11:07 GMT |
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The collision of galaxies results in the emergence of super-massive black holes, researchers found recently. These black holes would be the most powerful sources of radiation in the universe, it seems. The fact that these giant black holes radiate large amounts of energy could explain why the centers of a tenth of a... |
21 June 2010
10:42 GMT |
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Adenosine triphosphate, more commonly known as ATP, is a molecule that bears the fuel for all living things. By breaking it down, cells in all living things get the energy they need to grow and flourish. Until now, scientists have been wondering how the compound is broken down, and what reactions allow it to play suc... |
1 March 2010
03:45 GMT |
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Scientists at the University of Michigan departments of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering announce the development of a new type of artificial foot that is capable to recycle the energy people exert on the ground while walking. This will allow amputees, for instance, to step a lot easier, and without ... |
17 February 2010
05:55 GMT |
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Scientists have recently created a new type of sensor, one that is capable of working almost around the clock. The device could enable a wide array of new medical implants that could be used in situations where conventional sensors are too large, bulky, or have insufficient battery life. This particular machine is ve... |
10 February 2010
02:44 GMT |
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Like every aspect of our civilization, the Sun, galaxies, and the Universe in general work on fuel. In the case of stars, this is represented by hydrogen and helium fuels. When a car, or a star, runs out of whatever is powering it, it stops, or turns into a black hole. A new series of calculations has revealed that t... |
27 January 2010
03:28 GMT |
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As it becomes increasingly obvious that fossil fuels are destroying our planet, and people begin to wake up to this reality, scientists are beginning to wonder what the future of energy may be. Some argue that nuclear fission could be a powerful alternative, but the most recent statistic study on the issue has reveal... |
19 January 2010
17:01 GMT |
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By announcing the “Green my Apple" campaign earlier this year, Apple responded to accusations brought by Greenpeace that the company still wasn’t meeting standards imposed by the organization. As an answer, the Mac maker not only introduced its new initiative, but also launched greener products, including... |
30 November 2009
04:46 GMT |
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The “Twilight” phenomenon is nowhere near the point of showing the first signs of dying down, that much is for certain. At the same time, HBO’s latest “True Blood” series, also dealing with vampires and how they have managed to forge an existence amongst humans, is breaking record after ... |
22 October 2009
15:51 GMT |
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Until not long ago, researchers thought that they had figured out the roots of life, at least in terms of how organisms produced energy. They argued that the method was purely chemical, in that living things used ATP (adenosine triphospate) to get their supplies. However, only a couple of decades ago, one expert show... |
20 October 2009
09:53 GMT |
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Following the positive response from Greenpeace over publishing its carbon emissions, Apple is now being praised by the U.S. Secretary of Energy for its decision to resign its membership in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce over its stance on climate change. According to AppleInsider citing Reuters, Energy Secretary Stev... |
9 October 2009
05:38 GMT |
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Whether we’re athletes or just regular people working out to stay healthy and in shape, we all need some sort of encouragement now and then. Should we ever fail to find it within us, it’s good to know we could always rely on the Power Balance silicone wristbands that claim to tap into our bodies’ na... |
27 August 2009
16:41 GMT |
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We all know that computers are great power consumers, because they have lots of components and we also use them for a long period of time without shutting them down. But there are times when we don’t use them for many minutes, and an important thing makes us leave the computer for hours. That’s the time w... |
29 June 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Ever since the fist science-fiction books and movies came out, people have been fascinated with the idea of traveling faster than the speed of light. One could say that it's just a psychological thing, brought forth by theories stating that nothing in the Universe can travel faster than the speed of light. But, ... |
9 May 2009
06:35 GMT |
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In today's world, more and more people find themselves in dire need of more energy, a fact illustrated by the booming business of producing and selling sports drinks. Increasing numbers of US citizens can be seen throughout the day sipping from their bottles, in hopes of getting enough energy from the liquid to ... |
6 April 2009
04:32 GMT |
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Mac users usually buy a MacBook because of its slim and polished looks, looks that make most of them want to change their iMacs with an easy-to-carry and power-packed mobile computing station. But, once they get their hands on a MacBook, they will soon miss the desktop counterparts of their newly-acquired toys. This ... |
2 March 2009
12:01 GMT |
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The American Air Force is currently instructing its own physicians into the ancient art of acupuncture, the traditional Chinese method of treatment, estimated to be more than 5,000 years old. Although no one can say for sure how this technique works while still remaining faithful to the Western way of thinking, no on... |
30 January 2009
08:47 GMT |
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How would you like it if you paid a lot less for your energy bill, while the ambient light in your house dimmed or increased depending on your needs or on the time of the day, as well as change color, and last longer without the need of replacement? If this sounds good to you, you should know that this is not just a ... |
18 December 2008
05:47 GMT |
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What would you say if you walked on the street and the air smelled like coffee instead of burned gas? Although the very few people who can't stand the smell of coffee (assuming there are any) may be disappointed, for those who aim at having waste turned into fuel, good news is here: coffee and biofuels just beca... |
16 December 2008
15:31 GMT |
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UK experts have finally completed a successful experiment that allowed them to demonstrate that the energy recovery process is possible on a particle accelerator. Three days ago, on December 13th, at 2 am, the Accelerators and Lasers In Combined Experiments (ALICE)' linear accelerator transported for the first t... |
16 December 2008
10:07 GMT |
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Global warming, the term that has become so worrying as of late, represents an obvious imbalance between the energy flow and the energy generation in the global climate, which is a result of humans' greenhouse gas emissions and increased releases of heat caused by the energy usage process. The latter concept has... |
8 December 2008
17:51 GMT |
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In spite of the promising predictions made during the changing of the millennium about hydrogen, which was supposed to fuel the average vehicles (from car to airplane and ship), supply the energy production process, and do all that without posing a threat to the environment, almost a decade later things are still as ... |
1 December 2008
05:49 GMT |
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Plastics have been around, in one form or another, for about a century now. Nowadays, they are so much a part of life and material culture that people generally take them for granted. Of course, there's been the recent unfortunate event related to its toxicity (which has been somewhat resolved) and there's ... |
28 November 2008
09:26 GMT |
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In a recent article for the New Scientist publication, there is an interesting scientific explanation to the famous (albeit rather theological) question posed by Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274), "Why is there something rather than nothing?". However, the answer does not involve God, but rather how the universe was b... |
28 November 2008
04:50 GMT |
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A Belgian scientist has demonstrated in a recent paper that the decade-long dream of physicists all over the world might prove to be unprovable. This refers to the grand unification (or unified) theory, also known as GUT, devised in the late '70s. It implies that the electromagnetic, weak nuclear, and strong nuc... |
20 November 2008
04:51 GMT |
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With all the events going on, including Phoenix Mars Lander's recent demise and the discoveries provided by the two twin rovers, Opportunity and Spirit, as well as the uncertainty raised by the space shuttle retirement process and its replacement system, scientists still find the time to think about the future o... |
13 November 2008
11:27 GMT |
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Although people are accustomed to shiny solar panels and cells that are believed to replace conventional energy sources in the future, this is promised to change soon. In fact, scientists have discovered that, in order to improve the efficiency of the solar light caption devices, these need to be made as less reflect... |
13 November 2008
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According to the Associated Press, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recently warned against the oversights that occurred during the process of constructing facilities for the nuclear power generation. The warning has been based on findings, which date from earlier this year and are connected to the co... |
5 November 2008
07:42 GMT |
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SolFocus, a Californian provider of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy solutions, has recently announced the signing of a $103 million (€80 million) deal with a Spanish customer, EMPE Solar, to install more than 10 megawatts worth of CPV solar power projects throughout Spain in 2 years’ time. It ... |
5 November 2008
04:26 GMT |
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There is a tendency to reject vampirism by associating it to fictional movies and books, even though vampiric habits are part of everyday life. Take, for example, the case of the Christian religion, where the practice of communion translates into receiving the blood and flesh of Christ. Or, think of blood brothers, w... |
3 November 2008
05:12 GMT |
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According to common knowledge - a fact recently restated by MIT's Henry Dreyfus Professor of Energy Daniel Nocera - enough sunlight is provided to the Earth in one hour for its population’s demand for an entire year. Although this was easy to find out, it didn't prove so to put into practice... |
27 October 2008
05:52 GMT |
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A group of experts from all over the world have used powerful laser technology to recreate the extreme conditions inside planetary cores or stellar surfaces. Besides the obvious consequence that this study may have on the general comprehension of the formation and evolution of the solar system and, ultimately, the un... |
24 October 2008
13:41 GMT |
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The old idea of building an ample array of satellites and send them in the orbit of the Earth to collect and transmit energy via microwaves has been added estimative numbers. Although highly feasible in the long run, the project that would change economy, life and environment altogether is still a distant dream for a... |
17 October 2008
06:47 GMT |
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Back in 1998, there was a contest called EDITT (Ecological Design in the tropics) which would sponsor ecologically-oriented building projects. The winner was Dr. Ken Yeang from T.R. Hamzah & Yeang International, an ecological architecture company, whose project focused on the building of a large ecological skyscraper... |
16 October 2008
05:57 GMT |
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A 17-year old high school boy from San Antonio, Texas, has put the results of large car companies to shame by building his own electric vehicle with a budget of a little over $10,000 (including the price of the car). And he did it in no more than 150 hours of work time. As top car companies are struggling to dev... |
16 October 2008
04:09 GMT |
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The latest association between the scientists from a UK university and the steel industry yielded a photovoltaic paint which, when applied on steel, produces energy.The photovoltaic paint is formed of a paste mix of electrolytes and dye which can be spread on sheets of steel, four layers of paint per sheet. When expo... |
2 October 2008
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Although other sources may prove more effective in the long run, of all the natural energy providers out there wind is always the closest and the easiest one to comprehend. More and more people build their own wind-fueled energy mini-stations at home, which is compared to having your own car instead of relying on pub... |
26 September 2008
03:51 GMT |
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William Yuan, a Beaverton, Oregon 12-year boy, invented a new kind of solar cell that can absorb both visible and ultraviolet light. I bet this kind of news makes you feel pretty weird about your own accomplishments so far. It sure made me. And, to scare you even further, I took a look at little Will'... |
18 September 2008
10:30 GMT |
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Google has applied for a new patent, this time for a water-based data center. The company plans to build several systems more or less at a close distance from the shore, as land is continuously being crowded by huge data centers, which use a lot of conventional energy. Each center, if approved by the US Patent &... |
8 September 2008
10:31 GMT |
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A new type of material developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is now revealed by chemist Daniel Nocera as a possible means to conduct water electrolysis processes at room temperatures with the input of relatively low electric currents. The material could be used to chemically store solar energy and ef... |
1 August 2008
05:48 GMT |
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Halogen light bulbs are incandescent lamps with construction and operation roughly similar to the classical light bulbs. They are generally much smaller than their 'cousins', have increased lifetimes and are able to produce high light outputs with elevated color temperatures, as opposed to all other types o... |
30 July 2008
09:09 GMT |
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Most of the peripherals currently available on the market connect to the personal computer through USB ports. Up to 14 or more types of electronic devices, each with different functions, can be bought today from just about anywhere, while a typical computer only has two to four standard USB sockets. Thus, if you want... |
16 July 2008
08:59 GMT |
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Solar cells are currently viewed as the star of alternative energy sources, being able to produce electric energy without the disadvantage of releasing greenhouse gases and other pollutants into the Earth's atmosphere as burning fossil fuels does. Sunlight provides an incredible amount of energy per square meter... |
11 July 2008
02:56 GMT |
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According to the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag, quoting the Transport Minister Wolfgang Tiefensee, Germany will build up to 30 offshore wind farms by the end of 2030 in order to increase the contribution of the renewable energy sources to the total amount of power produced by the country, thus cutting a significan... |
7 July 2008
04:08 GMT |
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The summer is here, the weather is getting hotter and you've already had to switch on the A/C - however, with the recent surge of all prices including electricity and... well, everything else, saving energy has become not so much a trend, as a must for most of us. And given that we're headed for a very hot ... |
5 June 2008
05:41 GMT |
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Similar to neutron stars, quark stars are believed to be highly compact stellar objects that have been created during the supernova explosion of a relatively massive star. Theoretically, these objects may exist and could be formed only of elementary sub-atomic particles known as quarks, although none has been observe... |
4 June 2008
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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, or SETI for short, has been surveying transmissions that would hopefully turn out be a sign from ET for the last couple of decades or so, although nobody seems to be calling. Now scientists believe that this may have something to do with the fact that we're only look... |
22 May 2008
04:38 GMT |
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