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Using Nanoparticles to Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency

A relatively new approach to solar cells involves lacing them with nanoscopic metal particles to increase efficiency

23 Dec 2008

Revolution in LED Lighting is Just Around the Corner

A revolution in energy-efficient, environmentally-sound, and powerfully-flexible lighting is coming to businesses and homes

23 Dec 2008

MIT Researchers Working to Capture Wave Energy

MIT researchers are working with Portuguese colleagues to design a pilot-scale device that will capture significantly more of the energy in ocean waves than existing systems, and use it to power an electricity-generating turbine

23 Dec 2008

No Need for Batteries in Energy Harvesting Radios for Monitoring Bridge Safety

If changing the batteries in the remote control or smoke detector seems like a chore, imagine having to change hundreds of batteries in sensors scattered across a busy bridge

17 Dec 2008

Test Results Show Earth Has Definitely Warmed Over the Past 30 Years

Half of the globe has warmed at least one half of one degree Fahrenheit in the past 30 years, while half of that - a full quarter of the globe - warmed at least one full degree Fahrenheit

14 Dec 2008

World Leading Wave Power Comes From Dissertation

A technology that is adapted to the special conditions for wave energy places the wave energy technology from Uppsala on the absolute cutting edge in the world

9 Dec 2008

Carbon Dioxide Found on a Planet Outside Our Solar System

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has discovered carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting another star. This is an important step along the trail of finding the chemical biotracers of extraterrestrial life, as we know it

9 Dec 2008

Solid Science Proves How Santa Claus Delivers All His Presents in One Night

If you’re skeptical of Santa’s abilities to deliver presents to millions of homes and children in just one night, NC State University engineering professor Dr. Larry Silverberg can explain the scientific principles that allow the Jolly Old Elf to pull off the magical feat year after year

8 Dec 2008

American Elements Establishes Department Exclusively to Support Customer Initiatives in Green Technology

American Elements announced it has established a department exclusively to support customer initiatives in the areas of Green Technology + Alternative Energy. A new webpage devoted to understanding the advanced materials essential to Green Technology can now be found at: http://www.americanelements.com/AEgreentechnology.html . Topics include solar power, fuel cells, recyclable materials and sustainable growth.

4 Dec 2008

Measure Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere

A recent ESA campaign has demonstrated how a technique using lasers could be employed to measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The campaign supports one of the main objectives of the candidate Earth Explorer A-SCOPE mission.

3 Dec 2008