In Japan, Four Robo-Trucks See 15% Increase in Fuel Efficiency
In a recent experiment involving four robo-trucks in Japan, the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization was able to realize a 15%...
Kickstarter Campaign for Energy-Producing Soccer Ball Soccket Now Launched
Socket is a soccer ball that produces kinetic energy when it is played. It is hoped that the energy produced can help power off-grid...
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive is For the Few
The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive is another beast entirely and, for its price, assures an even smaller market share than the top-of-the-line Tesla Model S.
Mention...
European Spallation Source Particle Accelerator Smaller and Greener Than LHC (but more powerful)
The European Spallation Source (ESS), as the structure will be called, has been designed with gardens, outdoor spaces to collect and soak up rainwater, and green...
Lima, Perú – Freshwater From a Billboard, University of Engineering and Technology
If there's one thing that mars a skyline worse than a building in front of your favorite mountaintop, it's probably a billboard.
Of course, a...
Google Expands Googleplex Offices in Green Fashion
Google has long been envied for its spectacular work environment, and if the company’s vision comes to fruition, major changes to its environmentally friendly...
Cessna Plane Runs on Fuel Derived from Recycled Plastic
In order to prove it, one Australian pilot, Jeremy Rowsell, is going to fly his Cessna from Sydney, Australia to London, England using only fuel derived from...
Luci, the MPOWERD Solar Lantern, to Help Energy-Starved Third World Nations
MPOWERD, or Micro Power Design, has developed Luci a solar-powered light created to help the scores of people throughout the world who are either...
Underground Greenhouse Allows Year-Round Gardening for $300
Taking a cue from the Aymara Indians, gardeners are realizing that walipini, an underground greenhouse (or pit greenhouse), allows them to grow year round.
Typically,...
Solar Cells and Supercapacitors Improved by New 3D Germanium Sulfide Nanostructure
Next-generation supercapacitors and solar cells could be improved by a newly-created germanium sulfide (GeS) nanomaterial resembling a shish-kebab.
North Carolina State University researchers put up...
