Data Centers Could Work at Higher Temps to Save Energy
The internet is a huge network of interconnected computers. Hundreds of thousands of servers quickly store, locate, and retrieve data, sometimes from halfway around...
U.S. Navy to Produce Jet Fuel from Seawater
The US Navy, each year, requires more than 600 million gallons of Jet Fuel for continuous operations. To meet the demand, fifteen US...
Semiconductors Grown on Graphene Could Revolutionize Solar Power and Electronics
Graphene has been receiving a lot of worldwide attention, especially as a replacement for the rare and expensive silicon used in electronic devices today.
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Swiss High-Temperature Superconductor Discovery Could Change The Grid Forever
A team of researchers from EPFL's Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism could change the way people transmit electricity and the efficiency of the process. Their...
Simple Drain Heat Recovery System Can Save Up to 50% Heating Energy
This morning I found an ingenious idea by RenewABILITY Energy, called Power-Pipe Drain Water Heat Recovery (DWHR). The name should say it all - it's...
FLIZ: The Bike Without Any Pedals Whatsoever
Wait a minute... you thought there was no way someone could reinvent the bicycle, did you? Well, here's the FLIZ... this guy didn't reinvent...
New OSU Process Recycles Waste Water with Record Efficiency
Waste water has been found to contain important amounts of energy, trapped inside organic molecules. A new technique coming from a team of researchers...
Gamera II Human Powered Helicopter Reaches (Unofficial) Record Height
Human-powered flying machines have been dreamed of ever since the Middle Ages, when Da Vinci sketched his ornithopter and his other flying concepts (that...
2 Reasons Why White Cars Are Environmentally-Friendlier Than Black Cars
Today I realized something I already knew, but didn't pay importance to: black cars drink more fuel than lighter-colored ones, and this is something...
Bamboo Studied as Green Alternative to Many Construction Materials
Hard as steel, quick-growing (three times faster than hard woods), bamboo has been long used in countries like Colombia to make good, durable home....
