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Self Powered Devices Not Far Away

Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running

3 Dec 2008

IBM Predicts Solar Cells to be Built into Walls, Streets and Sidewalks in Five Years

The third annual "IBM Next Five in Five" is a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and play over the next five years

2 Dec 2008

Cleantech Called the Sixth Technology Revolution by Merrill Lynch Research

Energy concerns will not disappear despite the falling price of oil, so investors can expect significant long-term opportunities in the cleantech space, according to a new thematic report published by Steven Milunovich, Merrill Lynch Cleantech Strategist

25 Nov 2008

Molecule Found Thousands of Light Years from Earth That May Point to Life in Outer Space

Scientists have detected an organic sugar molecule that is directly linked to the origin of life, in a region of our galaxy where habitable planets could exist

25 Nov 2008

Generating Energy from Slow Flowing Currents by Thinking Like a Fish

Low-moving ocean and river currents could be a new, reliable and affordable alternative energy source. A University of Michigan engineer has made a machine that works like a fish to turn potentially destructive vibrations in fluid flows into clean, renewable power

24 Nov 2008

Alien Worms Threaten to Destroy Forests

Forests that evolved without native earthworms now face the invasion of European earthworms from agriculture and fishing. Ripple effects could include carbon sequestration and climate change

23 Nov 2008

Pimped Rides Go Green With Spoiler Design to Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy

US researchers have designed a new rear spoiler for bluff backed vehicles like vans that can reduce drag and lift significantly

10 Nov 2008

Ocean Energy Could Supply 10 Percent of the World's Electricity

Global warming, energy security and rising oil prices have resuscitated the marine energy sector. Ocean energy is a predictable and abundant source of energy with the ability to supply approximately 10 percent of the world's electricity needs

10 Nov 2008

Clean Tech Open Awards Gala Honors Clean, Viable Energy Solutions

The 3rd annual Clean Tech Open Awards Gala held Thursday evening in San Francisco honored the six winners who showed the most promise to launch a viable, clean energy solution

10 Nov 2008

NASA Develops New Technique for Measuring Glaciers

A NASA led research team has used satellite data to make the most precise measurements to date of changes in the mass of mountain glaciers in the Gulf of Alaska

9 Nov 2008