Electric vehicles aren't only having a hard time breaking into the market here in the US, but abroad as well. Some government and large company programs are implementing EVs into their fleets, where the main concerns about range...
As part of a wind energy project, a superconducting wire that can generate and transport electricity brought to a team of engineering researchers at University of Huston, the massive $900,000 additional funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE).
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American fast-food lobbyists are pushing back again an alternative fuel policy that requires gasoline to contain ethanol, a fuel produced from corn, and are asking Congress to repeal the law.
Fast-food customers consume corn in two ways. The hamburger and...
The Perpetual Plastic Project has launched their new campaign at the Netherlands music festival A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise (Lowands, for short). Their message is simple: recycling bioplastics is something everyone can and should do.
Lowlands festival-goers got to see...
Researchers at the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University in North Carolina have discovered that microscopic metallic cubes may allow metamaterials, human-made materials that are not found in nature, to absorb light, leading to cost-effective and efficient large-area...
While a fascinating field, nanoscience does have its limitations. Scientists can make and manipulate nanoscale objects with greater precision, but the imagery for examining these objects is black-and-white. Until recently, scientists have not comprehended atomic-microscopy equivalent to color and...
A scalable silicon-based optical fiber with capabilities of a solar-cell was developed by scientists at Penn State University. This innovation can serve as a stepping stone for creating flexible, twisted or curved solar fabrics.
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Cheap and flexible tiny plastic devices hold the key to three times better efficiency of organic solar cells, according to scientists at Princeton.
The team led by Stephen Chou, an electrical engineer used metal and plastic sandwich-like nanostructure that collects...
In order for the anode and cathodes in hydrogen fuel cells to survive, that is, do the job without degrading, they are covered with a material that needs to resist corrosion as well as conduct electricity. Unfortunately, some of...
Years ago, perhaps decades, doctors stopped making house calls. Now, even if you have an emergency, perhaps your only option is to head to the emergency room, which could be miles away. Automotive companies haven't made house calls, perhaps...
