US’s renewable energy versus nuclear power
According to the information, in first nine months of 2011 the whole spectrum of renewable energy produced fewer than 12 percent of United States energy...
Coffee to produce renewable electricity
The Energy and Environmental Research Center – EERC at the University of North Dakota announced that it is “leading a project to develop an...
Graphene pioneers – Professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov – have been knighted
Professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, who demonstrated the remarkable properties of wonder material graphene, have been knighted in the New Year Honours list.
The...
Nanoparticles to get energy through a solar paint
This idea gives a major advantage to a team of researchers at the Notre Dame University in order to do something transformative, “to move...
100-percent-plus in operating solar cells
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have reported the first solar cell that produces a photocurrent that has...
More LED lighting packages to celebrate the season
This year, more than ever, businesses and people are using light emitting diode (LED) for holiday lights to celebrate the season.
The trend has been...
Honda aims to improve its diesel engine technology in the next future
Honda is shooting to have a “top of industry fuel efficiency in every vehicle class within three years” setting a timeline of 2020 to...
Harnessing Hotspots
Electronic devices often develop ‘hot spots’ that can become detrimental to performance. Much research has focused on developing methods to cool the system, or,...
New quantum-dot LED design
By nestling quantum dots in an insulating egg-crate structure, researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a robust...
Silicon and graphene for better batteries
Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer...