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LG's New Reflective Backlight Display to Debut at CES 2009
LG's display department has produced recently a new 14.1 inch LCD panel, that may be illuminated by ambient light and save some of the power the laptop uses.
Surface Plasmons Increase PV Efficiency to 30%
Solar-powered electricity generation is heading towards better days, due to nanotechnology research. Dutch scientists Kylie Catchpole and Albert Polman from the FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics in Netherlands, showed that by using nano-sized metal particles in solar cells can render their overall efficiency up to 30%.
New OLED Discovery Gives Light Quality of Incandescent Bulb
University of Florida researchers are on their way to discover the maximum efficiency of 100 lumen/W from a new type of LED lighting, having the advantages of both an incandescent bulb (light quality) and a fluorescent bulb (very low consumption).
KTAO – Solar Powered Broadcasting Since 1991! – listen here
KTAO is the United States' first radio station powered by solar energy. It has 140 photovoltaic panels that generate enough energy to transmit radio waves 64 km across and across the world through the Internet.
New Versions of Kia Cee'd To Be Equipped With Start/Stop Systems
The Kia Cee'd ISG model will be equipped with the Start/Stop system produced by Bosch, starting from next year. By introducing the Start/Stop technology, the normal consumption of fuel decreases and, implicitly, the vehicle's carbon dioxide emissions level is reduced by up to 5%.
WrightSpeed X1 – The First Retired Electric Sportscar
Remember Ian Wright? Right, he's the inventor and producer of Wrightspeed X1, the first most famous electric sportscar. This summer his car was on top of all the newspapers, environmental and auto blogs. Now, the same famous sportscar with plans to be commercialized and developed in the coming years, is being retired and put on the shelf. Why is that happening?
World's First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Tractor
In February, at the French SIMA show, NEW Holland will launch the world's first hydrogen fuel cell powered tractor, named NH2. The company has not revealed the full details, what we know for sure is that the diesel engine has been replaced by a fuel cell and the vehicle's only emission is water.
New Thermoelectric Device Produces 5W/cm², Could Save Laptop Batteries
Netxtreme, a company providing thermal solutions, has come up with a thermoelectric evaluation kit, called eTEG UPF40 (embedded ThermoElectric Generator). It's an interesting concept, because of its efficiency (greater than that of standard thermoelectric materials) at converting heat into electricity.
Energizer to Release Their First Portable Solar-Powered Battery Charger
This gadget looks like a clamshell cellphone, where the keypad section is replaced by battery slots and the display by solar panels. Some features of this battery-charging gadget will be...
DIY: How to Build a $1 Magnetic Motor With Some Screws
What you are going to see in this video is nothing you don't know. In fact, I urge any weird-science reader to try and make the device from the video below, respecting the pictured details. I'll make it myself from a hard drive plate and a used scotch tape support. Let's see how much time it works, and if it can be improved.
