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Scientists explore putting electric cars on a two-way power street

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | User comments: 4

Think of it as the end of cars' slacker days: No more sitting idle for hours in parking lots or garages racking up payments, but instead earning their keep by providing power to the electricity grid.


Sharp Launches Mass Production of 2nd-Generation Thin-Film Solar Cells

October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 2

Sharp Corporation has completed installation of a new 2nd-generation thin-film solar cell production line at its Katsuragi Plant (Katsuragi City, Nara Prefecture) using large-size glass substrates measuring ...


Solar powered cars race in South Africa

October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Africa's first-ever solar-powered car race is underway in South Africa to raise awareness about alternative energy and promote science and technology, organisers said Wednesday.


CSIRO's UltraBattery goes global in the auto sector

October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s) | User comments: 1

The CSIRO-invented UltraBattery is set to have a global impact on greenhouse gas emissions after Japan's Furukawa Battery Company, which has already begun production of the UltraBattery, and US manufacturer, East Penn, today ...