Skyscrapers to be powered entirely by sunlight
In a boon for the local solar industry, a team of researchers from Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings have developed the...
New Cheap LED Bulb
"A recent U.S. Department of Energy forecast predicts that LEDs will represent 76 percent of the general illumination market by 2030,
but Lemnis predicts 80...
A New Microprocessor of IBM zEnterprise System Break the World’s Speed Record
A world record of IBM’s new zEnterprise System microprocessor was reached by breaking the speed of 5.2 GHz. Created to effectively support the...
Cheap liquid batteries that could make renewable energy sources viable
The biggest drawback to many real or proposed sources of clean, renewable energy is their intermittency: The wind doesn’t always blow, the sun doesn’t...
A New Concept of Wind Turbine Developed by Optiwind
It’s obviously there is a growing appreciation in the world for the importance of conservation and development of clean, safe and renewable energy sources.
These...
Mobile Devices Battery Life Could Be Extended 100 Times Less Energy
Mobile devices could have a dramatically longer battery life, thanks to a new form of ultra-low-power digital memory that is faster than current memory...
Carbon Nanotube Membranes Could Provide Cheaper Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Researchers in carbon nanotubes, originally developed at the Laboratory, have been awarded more than $100,000 by the California Energy Commission to apply the technology...
Wind Farm of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Offer Tenfold More Energy
A vertical axis wind farm design can increase tenfold the output power simply by placing wind turbines to react each other.
A study field on...
First practical nanogenerator could replace conventional batteries
After six years of intensive effort, scientists are reporting development of the first commercially viable nanogenerator, a flexible chip that can use body movements...
Scientists reveal battery behavior at the nanoscale
As industries and consumers increasingly seek improved battery power sources, cutting-edge microscopy performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is providing...