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by Reden Rodriguez on June 20, 2007
Have you ever experienced getting a low-battery alert at a very critical time (i.e. when you need your cellular phone to call the office, a buyer, or the wife)? Fear no more because one of the most pr...
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by Reden Rodriguez on June 5, 2007
here is a real technological breakthrough. Waste heat to Energy Through Sound.I bet that caught your attention.
This article from Psyhorg.Com describes how scientists from the University of Utah deve...
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by Reden Rodriguez on June 4, 2007
The myth of Laser Fusion may become a non-myth soon. This article from The Guardian says that a multinational project that is being led by British researchers aims to replicate how the sun (and other ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on May 31, 2007
Once in a while I like to look at inventions and innovations of common people, yours, the guy next to you, the old lady living across the street, my nerdy officemate, you know, those folks you do stuf...
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by Reden Rodriguez on April 30, 2007
Boeing researchers will conduct experimental flight tests this year featuring a manned airplane that is powered only by a fuel cell and some batteries. According to this report, the plane will have a ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 20, 2007
Stories like this are such a wonderful read. According to this article, a system was developed by University of California-Irvine researchers to measure carbon dioxide produced by burning coal, oil an...
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by Reden Rodriguez on March 17, 2007
This is an artist's perspective of a wave energy farm feautring the Pelamisa semi-submerged, articulated structure composed of cylindrical sections linked by hinged joints that produce power by ha...
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by Reden Rodriguez on December 30, 2006
Water is needed everywhere. fresh water, that is, not salt water. Did you know that approximately 50% of the cost of desalinating water is attributed to energy use? Quite a lot when you sum everything...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 29, 2006
People never run out of good ideas. Here is another one. What can you say about recycling water a green roof traps before it is released to the storm drain? I know, wonderful, right?
That is exactly ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 29, 2006
I have been looking around at some Green Roof examples on the internet and I have found a news article (albeit an old one) about Green Roofing of an entire community. This one happened in Toronto back...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 29, 2006
Before you start planting your roof with coconuts or oaks, you have to learn about the two types of green roofs. Remember, knowing which one can spell the difference between having a beautifully incor...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 29, 2006
You live in the city. Buses and cars zoom past your house. All around you are big concrete buildings and steel structures. But your house smells like a mountain cottage. Thankfully, you have a roof ga...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 27, 2006
Aside from reduction in Heat Island effect, Green Roof Technology can save you your roof! Researchers have found out that Green Roof technology can extend the life of your roof.
Researchers have fou...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 27, 2006
Studies show that the average temperature in urban areas is higher than communities situated in open, vegetation laden areas. Inside buildings, the relative temperature is warmer due to the effect of ...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 27, 2006
Green Roof Technology started in Babylon in the 7th century B.C. Back then it was known as the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, a majestic structure built by King Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife, Amyitis. T...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 27, 2006
One of the "newest" environmental technologies that have cropped up in the last decade is the concept of "roof gardens". Is this really a new concept? It isnt. If this sounds famil...
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by Reden Rodriguez on September 12, 2006
On a hot summer day, 20% of your gasoline vaporizes into the air instead of powering your engine. This volume of gasoline becomes un-burnt hydrocarbon air pollutant and at a car population of 230 mill...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 23, 2006
University of Birmingham: Scientists from the University's School of Biosciences have found a way of extracting hydrogen from confectionery wastes. The justification for your extensive craving for...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 22, 2006
University of Florida: The director of the University of Florida's Energy and Gas Dynamics Systems Laboratory, William Lear has revealed a gas turbine engine that features a heat exchanger to redu...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 22, 2006
The Earth has been wired long before the age of the internet. The man who discovered and initiated research on microbial fuel cells is Yuri Gorby, a scientist from the Pacific Northwest National Labor...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 22, 2006
Scientists have developed a method of examining the processes of a fuel cell, by producing the first three dimensional images of the interior or a fuel cell. Similar to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 21, 2006
The US Army together with engineers from the University of Florida has built a successful prototype power-refrigeration unit that produces power, water, and refrigeration. Primarily designed for battl...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 21, 2006
As Fuel cells become mainstream renewable energy resources, it is important to set benchmarks to measure its performance and output. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 21, 2006
Carnegie Mellon University: Materials Science and biomedical engineering Professor Prashant Kumta discovered a nanocrystalline material that is cheaper, stable, and produces higher quality energy stor...
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by Reden Rodriguez on August 11, 2006
I know there are Biofuel cars running around town. Try to go to the marina and see if you can find a biofuel-boat. Chances are you won't. Not unless you head to New Zealand and talk to Pete Bethun...
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by michael on June 29, 2006
Measuring 6.5" x 2.8", the world's smallest hydrogen fuel cell car is entering the market today. Dubbed the H-racer, this futuristic toy car uses a real fuel cell that converts hydrogen ...
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by michael on June 26, 2006
When it comes to a living system the nuclear submarine is the pinnacle of technology. In a strong sense any nuclear submarine mimics a living system. I.e. the submarine must provide energy to accompli...
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by michael on June 24, 2006
Low-E windows are the way to go if you're building a home and can afford the asset. Even if your remodeling your existing home Low-E is still the way to go.
What is a Low-E window? Well a Low-E w...
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by michael on June 18, 2006
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories' Advanced Energy Technologies Department conducts research focusing on converting and storing energy (batteries and fuel cells), processes to reduce the env...
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by michael on June 17, 2006
The energy field has it's basis in physics. Most to the time physics has it's basis in natural law. One of the more simplistic yet elegant laws is Zipf's law. Zipf's law states that fo...
