Jul 06 2011

Charge Your Phone With Your Shirt

Tag: Cell Phones,Communication,Electricity,Energy,Green Electronics,Green Tech,Rechargeable Batteries,Renewable Energy,Smart Phones — Emad Hanna @ 12:04 pm
'Sound Charge' shirt uses piezoelectric materials to save us all from the low-battery blues.

Jun 30 2011

Solar-Powered 3-D Printer Melts Sand Into Glass Objects

Tag: 3D Models,3D Printing,Computers,Energy Efficiency,Green Science,Green Tech,Inventions,Renewable Energy,Solar Power — Nic Halverson @ 2:10 pm
Sun and sand are tapped to print three-dimensional objects.

Jun 10 2011

GE to Build First Hybrid Natural Gas-Wind-Sun Power Plant

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Fossil Fuels,Green Tech,Renewable Energy — Emad Hanna @ 1:34 pm
The 530-megawatt plant is expected to debut in Turkey in 2015.

Jun 09 2011

Wind Energy Squeezed from Galloping Cables

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Tech,Renewable Energy,Wind Power — Emad Hanna @ 3:48 pm
Scientists use cable oscillations caused by wind to generate electricity.

Apr 29 2011

Pint Sized Energy Harvester Captures Big Vibrations

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Batteries,Carbon Offsets,Design,Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Tech,Renewable Energy — Nic Halverson @ 5:24 pm
A device that fits on the end of your thumb can generate five to ten times the power of similar devices.

Apr 15 2011

Peer-to-Peer Carsharing Services Revving Up

Tag: Apps,Carbon Offsets,Cars,Communication,Conservation,DoGooding,Energy Efficiency,Green Tech,Online Community and Social Networking,Smart Phones,Ubiquitous Computing,Vehicles and Equipment — Nic Halverson @ 5:34 pm
New car-sharing services tap vast communities of idle cars.

Apr 14 2011

Ecological Catamaran to Set Sail

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Batteries,Design,Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Tech,Rechargeable Batteries,Renewable Energy,Saving Energy,Solar Power,Transportation,Water,Wind Power — Nic Halverson @ 2:28 pm
Solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and diesel-thermal generators power this ship.

Apr 07 2011

This Cotton Repels Water and Sun

Tag: Biomimetics,Biotechnology,Chemistry,Green Tech,Health,Materials Science,Nanomaterials,Nanotech — Nic Halverson @ 2:00 pm
Specially coated fibers has a UV protection factor of 101.51, double the highest possible rating.

Apr 06 2011

New Car Engine Sends Shock Waves Through Auto Industry

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Alternative Power Sources,Carbon Emissions,Carbon Footprint,Carbon Offsets,Cars,Design,Electric Cars,Electricity,Energy Efficiency,Green Science,Green Tech,Saving Energy,Transportation — Nic Halverson @ 2:10 pm
A new engine has the potential to triple the fuel efficiency of hybrid vehicles.

Apr 04 2011

Device Harnesses Wind Power from Passing Trains

Tag: Alternative Power Sources,Design,Electricity,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Green Science,Green Tech,Transportation,Wind Power — Nic Halverson @ 2:42 pm
A simple solution could capture an otherwise wasted wind resource.
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