Geothermal Power Capacity Could More than Double by 2020
As global energy demand increases and efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions intensify, an increasing number of countries throughout the world are looking to...
Wind Turbine Tower with Viewing Deck Built on Top of Grouse Mountain near Vancouver
Not many tourists would be willing or able to climb a 60-m ladder just to pop the top hatch of a wind turbine nacelle...
Lithium-Ion Battery That Heals Itself-A New Breakthrough of American Scientists
Scientists at the University of Illinois believe they've stumbled upon a breakthrough that could eventually lead to the development of a lithium-ion battery that,...
New kind of optical fiber developed
A team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State , has developed the very first optical fiber...
Aerogel To Improve Robotic Surgery
A spongy substance that could be mistaken for packing material has the nanotechnology world buzzing.
University of Central Florida Associate Professor Lei Zhai and postdoctoral...
GlassPoint Solar Make Steam for Extracting Oil Using Solar Power
The new demonstration solar power steam plant at McKittrick in California uses sunlight concentrated by mirrors in a greenhouse to pre-heat water.
Natural gas in...
Physicists Develop Scalable Method for Making Graphene
New research from the University of Pennsylvania demonstrates a more consistent and cost-effective method for making graphene, the atomic-scale material that has promising applications...
Ultra thin gadgets and high energy efficency electronic devices with multi-core voltage regulator
Plug-and-play multi-core voltage regulator could lead to "smarter" smartphones, slimmer laptops, and energy-friendly data centers
There was a time when a laptop could weigh 10...
Stretchable Solar Cell To Power The Artificial Skin
Last September the Stanford University developed a pressure-sensitive artificial skin which is so sensitive that it can "feel" the weight of a butterfly.
As...
Hydrogen fuel available at petrol stations for consumers
Cella Energy was named the UK national winner for the Shell Springboard Awards 2011, for developing a technology which allows hydrogen to be stored...