Archive for the Technology Category
Superbugs that Clean Up the Environment
A contaminated site, of either terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems, that is polluted with toxic chemicals is deadly for the environment. The textile, natural leather, fertilizer and other industries are continuously releasing toxic pollut into our land and rivers, disturbing the normal balance
Rensselaer Researchers Nano-Engineer Solar to ‘Near Perfect’ Efficiency
Nano-engineering students at Rensselaer have created a solar power game-changer: more than 96% absorption of sunlight from all angles, from sunrise to sunset. The two biggest efficiency hurdles for solar efficiency have been: 1. Solar cells absorb only part of the light spectrum. 2. The s
Top five advancements in solar technology
With the world running out of non-renewable fuel sources, researchers have been trying all squares out to find the best renewable source to power the world once the reserves are over. What they have found out is good but they still have to make it the best. When we talk about the sources whic
Wind Turbines Take a Lesson From Lance Armstrong
Arranging wind turbines like a school of fish could reduce the amount of land they take up by 100-fold while maintaining their electrical output, say researchers. Wind farms based on the approach might also be considerably safer for migrating birds. Whether it's Lance Armstrong bicycling behi
Energy Tower: Power for 15 Earths?
Researchers have designed a product that its inventors claim could easily produce between 15 and 20 times the total electricity the world uses today. Not only that, it could also be used as a desalination device and may be able to reverse the effects of global warming. Those are pretty big claims
Hairy Solar Cells Could Mean Higher Efficiency
A new manufacturing process could mean improved efficiency for solar cells. The technique, which is being pioneered by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, results in “hairy” solar cells. The hairs are visible only on the microscopic level. They’re actually nanowires: tin
McPhy Energy leads research on solid state hydrogen storage
McPhy Energy, a French company that specializes in solid state hydrogen storage technology, has partnered with a leading European research center to manufacture two full-sized magnesium hydride prototypes. The CEA Laboratory of Innovation for New Energy Technologies and Nanomaterials will test th
World’s first wave farm now generating power for 1,500 homes
There's power in them thar waves! That's why Portugal built Agucadoura, the world's first wave farm off its coast, consisting of three Wave Energy Converters generating a total of 2.25MW. The elongated metal contraptions bob up and down with the waves, while internal pistons, attached to the sea
New battery could change world, one house at a time
In a modest building on the west side of Salt Lake City, a team of specialists in advanced materials and electrochemistry has produced what could be the single most important breakthrough for clean, alternative energy since Socrates first noted solar heating 2,400 years ago. The prize is the
Amtrak Trials First Cow-Powered Train
Biodiesel made from beef byproducts fuels rail operator's first green train, cutting carbon emissions and improving air quality US rail operator Amtrak may have given the term "cattle car" a whole new meaning with the first test of a biodiesel train that runs on beef byproducts. Operating on a $
