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Researchers Produce Energy from Rotten Tomatoes

Mila Luleva — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:46:02 +0000

Rotten tomatoes might be the latest source of renewable energy, courtesy of a research team from Princeton. The diversity of sources for production of renewable energy is incredible. Scientists keep finding new and exciting ways to stimulate the movement of electrons through mediums of all shapes, sizes and origins. Many of these sources, of course, are […]

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Princeton University to Develop Alkaline Electric Vehicle Battery Packs

Benji Jerew — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:29:23 +0000

Electric vehicle battery technology is constantly advancing and, thanks to Department of Energy [DOE] grants and loans under the Robust Affordable Next-Generation Energy Storage Systems [RANGE] program, universities and battery companies are taking a crack at it. The way things are going with electric vehicle battery packs, energy density is constantly rising, while costs are […]

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Princeton University Study Claims Synfuels Could Eliminate US Petroleum Needs

Benji Jerew — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:08:01 +0000

One of the goals of some synfuel programs is, not only to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions, but to reduce our dependency on foreign petroleum imports. This is also the main reason that vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient than ever, especially since the 1970s OPEC Oil Embargo, when US consumers and the government realized how vulnerable […]

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Miniature "Flying Carpet" Made of Conductive Plastic Developed at Princeton

Mike Sandru — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 07:43:27 +0000

Researchers at Princeton University have come up with a 10cm (4in) piece of plastic that has taken flight in their laboratory. Using tiny conducting threads that electrify the plastic, the “flying carpet” is driven by “ripple power” – waves of electricity driving thin pockets of air from front to rear underneath. According to the team, […]

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