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London is raising the alternative energy stakes with its now fully integrated hydrogen fuel network with the introduction of a 700 bar delivery system. This is required by manufacturers to existing stations. Two brand new hydrogen fuel stations are planned,...
Scientists studying global warming have taken a particular interest in the freshet, or flooding triggered by melting snow each spring in the arctic. These waters contain much of the carbon that is being released by melting permafrost is then...
In the past, Apple has been accused of not obeying commonsense environmental rules, but that was when Steve Jobs was their master chef. Tim Cook seems to have turned a new corner in his role as Apple’s CEO. More than a year...
In California, green car buyers have an advantage over the others: they can travel in the carpool (HOV) lane, by law, in a green car that has only one occupant. That law was about to expire on Jan. 1,...
Following in the manner of the 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid, the 2013 Ford Focus Electric has also been put through its paces in a crash test conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The car passed the...
In a world where electromagnetic fields are so commonplace with the likes of electronic gadgets, power lines and vehicles continuously emitting the invisible force the fact that this energy cannot be felt does not mean that it is not...
Microcircuits might become much more efficient, with the development of a new type of nanoscale engine, which uses quantum dots to generate electricity. Professor Andrew Jordan, a theoretical physics of the University of Rochester explains that the system is simple...
Wetland areas are known to contain vast amounts of methane trapped in swaps and flooded forests. They are considered as ecosystems that are crucial for the maintaining of stable concentrations of the gas in the atmosphere. New research, conducted by...
Oxford Photovoltaics received £2m grant to develop colourful, transparent solar cells, which can be placed on building facades, making the whole building capable to produce clean power. The dyed glass is very close to being commercialized. According to Kevin Arthur,...
When trains were getting faster than their coal-driven ancestors, train engineers turned to diesel fuel, and for a while, this was pretty good, especially with the addition of aerodynamic design and suspension design. Eventually, though, instead of driving the wheels...