Nanotechnology has been offering various innovative products in biomedical, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and semiconductor industries, to name a few. The apparel products have not escaped this trend, as seen in antimicrobial clothes and anti-odor socks. Unfortunately, these products that have...
New computer models, based on photosynthesis and respiration data from dogwood trees, can improve the accuracy of climate change predictions. This is the conclusion that a team at in Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Environmental Sciences Division (ORNL) reached in...
The Darrieus eggbeater vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) has a new iteration which claims to produce 35% more annual kilowatt hours than any other turbine within the same swept area and price point.
The new iteration produces considerably more power...
GAL Manufacturing Installs One of NYC’s Largest Rooftop Solar Arrays by Partnering with SolarCity and MC Solar Development
GAL Manufacturing, a family-owned Bronx elevator parts manufacturer adjacent to Yankee Stadium, utilizes one of the Bronx’s largest commercial rooftop solar arrays....
Street lighting has come a long way since the early days of oil lamps, gas lamps, arc lighting and incandescent lighting. Sodium vapor lamps in use today are slowly giving way to LED outdoor lighting.
With streetlights numbering in the...
Solar power generation has only a couple of detractors, cost and efficiency. Research companies have been working hard on increasing efficiency while reducing costs, and it hasn't been an easy accomplishment. Scientists at Stanford University have produced a prototype...
Crude oil reserves around the world were formed millions of years ago as ancient microorganisms, such as algae and plankton, died and sank to the sea floor. Under extreme heat and compression due to sedimentary rock formation, the ancient...
In response to the food crisis that the first generation biofuel is causing (partially), an industrial producer of enzymes based in Denmark, Novozymes, has recently launched a new enzyme called Novozymes Avantec, which is claimed to produce 2.5% more...
Malachite Technologies, a solar cell startup company based in San Francisco, California, aims to improve solar cell’s efficiency by coating gallium arsenide on silicon.
Gallium arsenide, a III-V semiconductor that has six times higher electron mobility than silicon, allows a...
A cost-effective new alternative to fuel cell’s catalyst have been developed at Cornell University, promising a 5X reduction in cost, an output of 12X more than the conventional platinum catalyst, and a high stability even after more than 5,000...
