Samsung NC 215S a Good Netbook To Run On Solar Power
Samsung NC 215S is a netbook which run on the solar power.
On sunny summer days, theoretically, the sunlight is not the best friend when...
The Rooftop Solar Challenge – How can we make it easier and more affordable...
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is part of a national effort to find out.
UT ’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public is...
Wireless Charging Pads a Big Promise For Electric Vehicles
Thanks to a new wireless charging technology which promises to recharge a car's battery while it is being driven this issues seems to become...
The magnetic effect of light could let us harness the solar power without solar...
The researchers found a way to make an “optical battery,” said Stephen Rand, a professor in the departments of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science,...
Ultra thin organic solar cells – hold huge power potential according to Stanford...
Ultra-thin solar cells can absorb sunlight more efficiently than the thicker, more expensive-to-make silicon cells used today, because light behaves differently at scales around...
A solar sandwich to power future buildings
All in one: A new electricity generating building component is being developed at EPFL
Most modern buildings are composed of several layers of materials, each...
The largest solar power plant in the world
SolarReserve announced completion of the 540-foot solar power tower for its 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Plant located near Tonopah, Nev.
Utilizing the...
Harnessing natural light, indoors
Using the most recent generation windows, architects and lighting designers can to control daylight, directing it where they want within a room. An EPFL...
High efficiency lighting in test on Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The new Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center (ERC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has transformed a key building on the Institute’s storied campus into a...
Converting Heat Waste to Electricity Closer To Reality
Researchers at Northwestern University have placed nanocrystals of rock salt into lead telluride, creating a material that can harness electricity from heat-generating items such...