Published on July 11, 2008 by admin
MIT engineers say they’ve created a new approach to harnessing the sun’s energy that also provides windows with a clear view and illuminate rooms at the same time without the need for tracking devices. Marc A Baldo, leader of the work, is quoted as saying; “the focused light increases the electrical power obtained from each [...]
Tags: energy, MIT, solar
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Published on July 9, 2008 by admin
An ancient organism from the pit of a collapsed volcano may hold the key to tomorrow’s hydrogen economy. Scientists from across the world have formed a team to unlock the process refined by a billions-year old archaea. To the right is the home to this hydrogen producing archaeon.
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Tags: energy, hydrogen, microbe
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Published on July 7, 2008 by admin
UK researchers have developed a prototype of a future giant rubber tube which could catch energy from sea waves. The device, dubbed Anaconda, uses ‘long sea waves to excite bulge waves which travel along the wall of a submersed rubber tube. These are then converted into flows of water passing through a turbine to generate [...]
Tags: energy, England
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