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Future planes, cars may be made of `buckypaper'

(http://www.physorg.com) - scanned by: christinep over 4 years ago
Buckypaper is a very thin and light material, but it's 500 times stronger than steel when it's stacked and pressed together. By using this unique material to make cars and planes, it increases fuel efficiency. Also, researchers hope they are able ... More>>>
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Solekshaw - a Solar-Electric Rickshaw

(http://designflute.wordpress.com) - scanned by: christinep over 4 years ago
In India, the human-drawn rickshaw is going to replaced by the hybrid solar-electric rickshaw. It was designed and developed by the Central Mechanical Research Institute in Durgapur. It was designed as an eco-friendly replacement for the cheap lab... More>>>
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Work is a pleasure in tomorrow's office

(http://www.cnn.com) - scanned by: christinep over 4 years ago
The office of the future consists of a mobile workstation in the shape of a pod. A Dutch designer by the name of Michiel van der Kiely has designed the workstation with an effort to increase efficiency. More>>>
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[Video] The Future of Paper Batteries

(http://www.memebox.com) - posted by: joelg over 4 years ago
By Joel Greenberg Among the talk of thin-film solar, nano self-assembly, among other ideas at NanoTX’08 conference in Dallas, TX, was a researcher talking about his work with paper batteries. Dr. Mangilal Agarwal of Louisana Tech Univers... More>>>
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Texas Teen Builds His Own Electric Car on $10,0...

(http://gas2.org) - scanned by: JohnNg over 4 years ago
Some people can't afford or wait for the next Hybrid or electric car. Instead they convert cars on their own on a great budget. More>>>
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UK Establishes Department of Energy and Climate...

(http://ecoworldly.com) - scanned by: Mielle Sullivan over 4 years ago
The UK is a country that is particularly vulnerable to the affects of climate change and has identified it as an issue of vital national importance. The EU’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 20% by 2020 may help mitigate this predicament, but re... More>>>
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Video: Solar + Robots = AWESOME

(http://earth2tech.com) - scanned by: Jeff Hilford over 4 years ago
Combining solar and robots could never be bad (Wall-E!), but at the Solar Power International convention it wasn’t about solar-powered robots as much as it was robotics that can help with the manufacturing and production of solar gear. More>>>
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Radiating Good News

(http://www.memebox.com) - posted by: Will over 4 years ago
Cross posted from Where There’s A William by Will Brown In an attempt to show I’m not entirely in the tank for any particular nuclear energy provider, I direct your attention to the following. Via Jerry Pournelle’s Current Ma... More>>>
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Fuel cells & The Future of Infrastructure: Indi...

(http://www.memebox.com) - posted by: Garry Golden over 4 years ago
Fuel cells generate power by converting chemical energy into electricity. They are ideal candidates for low cost, reliable, distributed power generators and remote power systems for the telecommunications and ‘cold chain’ industries.... More>>>
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India's Tata Motors will produce electric vehic...

(http://www.memebox.com) - posted by: Garry Golden over 4 years ago
Imagine standing in front of global auto executives in 1999 and presenting a forecast that within ten years an Indian Automaker would be planning to build and sell electric vehicles in Europe. You might have walked away with that negative ̵... More>>>
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DuPont team wins US Military Wearable Power Prize

(http://www.memebox.com) - posted by: Garry Golden over 4 years ago
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded its $1 million top prize for the Wearable Power Prize competition to the team of DuPont/Smart Fuel Cell (SFC) based on a direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)system. Announced in July 2007, the US Dep... More>>>
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Making High-Resolution Renewable Energy Maps Fr...

(http://cleantechnica.com) - scanned by: fantasywriter over 4 years ago
"Today, 3TIER added to their arsenal of wind, solar, and hydro maps with the release of the first comprehensive, high-resolution solar map for all of North, Central, and South America." More>>>
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