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WiTricity's Wireless Charging System For Plug-In Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
WiTricity Corp, in collaboration with Delphi Automotive is working on a new system to make electric cars charging very easy. The two companies plan to develop a wireless car charging system for plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles.
Bioplastics Worse Than Ordinary Plastics For Atmosphere, Study Claims
A team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh reached the conclusion that bioplastics are not as green as they were thought to be, but rather carry the guilt of pollution from the soil (through their biodegradability) to the atmosphere. They published their findings in a report in Environmental Science and Technology.
The Nissan Leaf Production Started In Japan – First Shipments Expected This Year
The first factory to manufacture the Nissan Leaf, in Oppama, Japan, started producing functional units on October 22. The first shipments will be made to Japan and the US this November and to Europe starting December.
Asteroid Impact To Have Created Geothermal Energy Reservoir In Australia 300 Million Years Ago
An important geothermal resource area in Australia has been found to have a less known, asteroid-related history, as Dr. Tonguç Uysal from the University of Queensland did some research on the energy capabilities of the Cooper Basin.
MIT Researcher Michael Strano Reports News About Storing Energy In Carbon Nanotubes
We've been talking a while ago about Michael Strano and his thin carbon nanotubes that can transform fuel poured onto them into electricity. A chemical reaction is set up by heating the nanotubes, triggering the transformation at a speed of 10 meters per second.
Aeolus: Wind-Powered Mechanical Desalination System
There are more than two billion people worldwide with no access to drinking water. This is the reason why researchers over the globe are trying to find solutions such as desalination.
Honda Air: The Compressed-Air Sportscar at LA Auto Show's Design Challenge
Honda, aside from making their cars good shapes, participates to design challenges like that from the LA Auto Show, presenting their compressed-air Honda Air.
GE Applies Jet Engine Technology In Cooling New Type Of LED Light Bulbs
This is the third day in a row that we are presenting the most efficient lighting systems invented recently. Now, it's time for another invention from GE, who made a 1,500-lumen LED light bulb and cooled it through a technology used in aviation.
Mercedes Benz Starts Leasing B-Class Fuel Cell Vehicles In Europe and US
Only to the visually-impaired it may look like fuel cells and electric cars don't enjoy success nowadays. Daimler AG has just started a pilot program of leasing Mercedes-Benz hydrogen fuel cell cars to 5 to 15 users in the US, to see how their car acts in real life conditions and how people receive them. To me this looks like a postpone of the real thing, just like GM did to EV1.
What Would Happen If The US Granted Solar As Much Subsidy As To Fossil...
1BOG had a wonderful idea from the beginning to make these long images showing one concept or another, some kind of a statistic about various facts, related to alternative/renewable energy. They show the facts in an un-editable, banner-like shape.
