Microbes and Saltwater Used to Produce Electricity from Wastewater and Waste Heat
The difference between saltwater and freshwater can produce electricity. Microbial fuel cells use bacteria to degrade organic matter to also produce energy. Great as...
ATC Solar Curve – A Wireless Solar Charger for Electric Buses
Just as EVs have charging stations of their own, it's only natural that buses should have that, too. The only thing is that keeping...
Green (LEED) Construction Workers More Likely to Fall Off Buildings, Study Claims
Today I read a rather sad piece of news with a rather hilarious interpretation and explanation. It referred to those green, LEED-approved building whose...
Drexel Scientists Invent Greener Alkali-Activated Cement
Although it's being used since the late 1800s, the Portland cement (OPC) is guilty for a large amount of carbon dioxide spewed in the...
ThyssenKrupp’s New Greener Elevators Produce and Save Energy
40 percent of the energy used by the US economy goes in buildings. $400 billion per year. These are the numbers provided by the...
Georgios Vatistas Reinventing 40 Times More Efficient Heat Exchanger
Heat exchangers are being used in everything from refrigerators, air conditioning units to car heaters. However, they have had limitations in what their efficiency...
Smart Thermostat Startup Nest Sued by Honeywell for Patent Infringements
Remember when, last October, we've been telling you about Nest, the company founded by ex-Apple Chief Architect Tony Fadell, who wanted to enter the...
Toshiba's New Cylindrical LED Bulbs Could Successfully Replace Incandescents and CFLs
Slowly but surely, LED lamps begin to replace standard incandescent light bulbs and even fluorescent ones (CFLs), once considered best at saving power. Toshiba...
Philips & BASF to Develop OLED Lighting Concept for Car Roofs
Often enough, Philips is the synonym to light. And they keep proving this by teaming up with BASF - "The Chemical Company" and releasing...
New Photovoltaic Device Recovers Smartphones' Lost Screen Light
Do you own a smartphone? I do. And I charge it every day, in the evening. I even have a friend who charges his...
