ORNL researcher James Klett, graphite foam technology

Graphite foam technology licensed to LED North America

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Technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode (Led) lamps has been licensed to...
Nanotrees Harvest the Sun’s Energy to Turn Water into Hydrogen Fuel

Nanotrees Harvest the Sun’s Energy to Turn Water into Hydrogen Fuel

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University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are building a forest of tiny nanowire trees in order to cleanly capture solar energy without using...
Metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells

Metamaterial could be far more efficient at capturing sunlight than existing solar cells

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Metamaterials are a new class of artificial substances with properties unlike anything found in the natural world. Some have been designed to act as...
How to generate electricity from fresh water and salty ocean water

How to generate electricity from fresh water and salty ocean water

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Stanford researchers have developed a battery that takes advantage of the difference in salinity between freshwater and seawater to produce electricity. Anywhere freshwater enters the...
Power Felt – a promising new device that convert body heat into an electrical current

Power Felt – a promising new device that convert body heat into an electrical...

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Simply by touching a small piece of Power Felt you can convert your body heat into an electrical current. Comprised of tiny carbon nanotubes locked...
Hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems - A new approach to solar power

Hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems – A new approach to solar power

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Systems to harness the sun’s energy typically generate either electricity or heat in the form of steam or hot water. But a new analysis by...
Apple's Proposed Electromagnetic Induction System

Apple’s Proposed Electromagnetic Induction System

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Just as the auto industry is racing to find the perfect electric engine, the tech sector is in a similar race to find a...
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IKEA Goes on Renewable Energy

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Ikea Group intends to become much greener until 2015. Their goal is to have 80% of the electricity in every store generated by renewable...
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Working Toward the Next Battery Breakthrough

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If battery-making is an art, then University at Buffalo scientist Esther Takeuchi is among its most prolific masters, with more than 140 U.S. patents,...
Harvesting sunlinght as chemical fuel that can be stored

Harvesting sunlinght as chemical fuel that can be stored

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Solar cell bonded to recently developed catalyst can harness the sun, splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen. Researchers led by MIT professor Daniel Nocera have...
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