Mar 31 2011
Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch
This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents.
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Mar 30 2011
Magma Boosts Geothermal Energy
An accident of nature could lead to more energy efficient geothermal power plants.
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Mar 28 2011
Chicago’s Willis Tower to Harness Sunlight
New windows could turn one of the city's most iconic buildings into a solar energy generator.
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Mar 20 2011
Liquid Air Stores Renewable Energy
A pilot program is demonstrating an unusual method for storing energy from sunlight and wind.
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Mar 17 2011
Radio Powered by Water Flow from Shower
Water flowing through the radio spins a micro turbine to create energy.
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Mar 17 2011
Digital Memory Uses 100 Times Less Power
Phase-change materials allows memory to be stored in the resistance of the material.
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Mar 16 2011
Battlefield Battery Packs Work Day and Night
British soldiers could get full-time power at half the weight.
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Mar 03 2011
Floating Solar Panels Save Space
These modular platforms of solar cells are built over industrial water basins.
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Mar 02 2011
Stretchy Solar Cells Make Self-Powering ‘Skin’
These itsy powerhouses withstand damage and power loss even when pulled 30 percent beyond their original length.
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Feb 28 2011
Every Landfill Could Have a Solar Lining
There's a trashy trend for capped landfills: turning them into solar or wind farms.
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