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Earth’s Own Mantle Could Be Producing Oxygen, Water and CO2

Guest Contributor — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 08:07:48 +0000

A research project in which the University of Texas, Arlington, teamed up with Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology has uncovered that there is a chance that hydrogen, oxygen, water and carbon dioxide are being generated in the planet’s mantle. The team concentrated their efforts on analyzing a portion of the earth’s upper mantle from the […]

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Miniature Wind Power Could Charge Personal Electronic Devices

Benji Jerew — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 16:31:52 +0000

Personal electronic devices, such as smartphones, mp3 and mp4 players, among others, have become more powerful, and more power-hungry, over time. Could miniature wind power devices save grid energy? Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have designed a tiny wind power device that could be used to power these power-hungry devices. How small, […]

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New Hybrid Thermoelectric-Photovoltaic Device Demonstrated at UTA

Benji Jerew — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 15:56:41 +0000

For decades, photovoltaic devices have generated electricity directly from sunlight. Thermoelectric devices generate electricity from heat energy. Both devices have found their way into various applications, from photovoltaic roof panels to thermoelectric energy recovery in vehicles. Both methods of electrical generation are fairly inefficient, but now, by combining these two properties, researchers at University of […]

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