Energy Scavenged from Wireless Signals More Efficiently Due to New “Special Materials”
Think of it as an energy-producing Bug Zapper. But rather than enticing and systematically destroying curious insects, this harvesting device gathers unused wave energy...
Have Your Cake and Charge It Too: A Pedal-Powered Laptop Desk
Even with all the benefits of modern, everyday technology, it is certainly not making us any healthier. In fact, your heart really hates your...
Google’s Motorola Subdivision Develops an Open Hardware Platform for Modular Smartphones
On Monday, Motorola unveiled Project Ara, a hardware platform that will let consumers build their own smartphones by snapping modular parts into a frame....
Could Development of Efficient DC Power Grids be Spurred by New USB PD Standard?
It may not seem that the ubiquitous USB cable has anything to do with the power grid. It's all a matter of current.
The problem...
Li-Fi Technology Could Provide Fast, Cheap and Energy-Efficient Internet Via LED Bulbs
Reading about new energy efficient technologies that can transform the world to a cleaner and greener place, with a lot less emissions and minimal...
NLiteN 2D-Lux LED Bulb Puts Conventional Bulbs to Shame
A couple of weeks ago, we talked about a new LED bulb that, thanks to unique manufacturing, is one of the cheapest and most-efficient...
NLiteN 2D-Lite Will be Cheapest LED Bulb at $3, Cheaper than CFLs
Thanks to its simplistic design, the NLiteN 2D-Lite could be the cheapest LED bulb replacement on the market, even cheaper than CFLs!
LED bulbs are...
Thin Nanocrystal Coating Makes Smart Windows Super Energy Efficient
The Universal Smart Window Project, heavily funded by the Department of Energy, has yet again amazed everyone with a striking innovation produced as a...
Graphene Closer to Becoming Suitable for High-Efficiency Electronics
Researchers from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are one step closer to turning graphene into the most desired material for producing ultrahigh-efficiency solar cells...
“Sol” Solar Powered Laptop Charges in 2h and Runs for 10
A solar powered laptop operating for nearly 10 hours after only 2 hours of charging is the latest technology from the Canadian company WeWi....
