Someone has finally taken the issue of recharging electric vehicles into their hands! I'm talking about industrial robotics supplier ABB, who plans to set in place a massive 3-continent network of charging stations.
The time is more than ripe for...
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 market with a revolutionary smart thermostat? Yes, the thermostat has been innovative, but its conception...
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new kind of solar cell which uses a phenomenon called "singlet exciton fission" to extract two electrons with the energy of a single photon hitting the semiconductor....
After you found out India's impressive solar power figures, you might say that it's easy for them to go that far: after all, fewer countries are sunnier than India. If most people usually take their best belongings for granted,...
A study by University of Michigan researchers reveals that the average fuel economy of a vehicle manufactured in 2012 has improved by a significant 14 percent compared to those fabricated in 2008.
Therefore, the researchers found out that cars improved...
When two almost legendary automakers compete against each other to steal the show at some event or other, sparks are set to fly all around the place. In about the same situation are Toyota and Audi, both setting high...
Since launching the Prius in the 90's, Toyota has kept innovating in this field, and now dreams of a world where there will be so many PHEVs and EVs that the existing electric grid, in the way it's organized...
Some of us wait to do something big all their life, but Clara Lazen succeeded at the age of only 10. During one of her chemistry lessons, the Kansas City student came up with a brand new molecule arrangement.
The...
Why would Honda, or any dealership for that matter, want to install solar power generation systems? Well, for one, to reduce carbon emissions. Or at least, that's the plan behind the recent installation of a 9 kW system at...
Slowly but surely, LED lamps begin to replace standard incandescent light bulbs and even fluorescent ones (CFLs), once considered best at saving power. Toshiba just announced two cylindrical LED light bulbs (I prefer calling them "lighting devices," rather than...
