 Oxford turbines to harvest energy from tides September 10, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Oxford researchers have developed a new tidal turbine which has the potential to harness tidal energy more efficiently and cheaply, using a device which is simpler and more robust and scaleable than current ... | |
 New technique to optimize computer speed June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 71 vote(s)
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Who doesn’t dream of increasingly fast computers that consume less and less energy? To design these computers of the future, it is important to be able to control nanoscale strain in the processors. Until now, ... | |
 New process generates hydrogen from aluminum alloy to run engines, fuel cells May 16, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 666 vote(s)
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A Purdue University engineer has developed a method that uses an aluminum alloy to extract hydrogen from water for running fuel cells or internal combustion engines, and the technique could be used to replace ... | |
Alternative energy hits the road August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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Anyone who has walked barefoot across a parking lot on a hot summer day knows that blacktop is exceptionally good at soaking up the sun's warmth. Now, a research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has found a way ... | |
 Improved satellite navigation for remote areas August 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
CSIRO scientists with the Minerals Down Under National Research Flagship are working closely with industry and government to develop vastly improved navigation technology for remote areas. | |
 Fuel-saving designs improve efficiency of hydraulic systems September 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to reduce fuel consumption and dramatically improve the efficiency of hydraulic pumps and motors in heavy construction equipment. | |
 Students Develop 'Mind-Control' Interface to Play Video Games Without a Controller August 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drexel University students have taken game controller innovation beyond motion control with a “hands-off” approach and developed an interface that allows players to execute actions using only ... | |
Simple and secure networked home August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people will only start to control equipment remotely in their homes when they believe it is simple and safe to do so. A newly developed control system provides personalised answers. | |
Engineers develop a laser solution to power plants slowed by slagging September 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Quietly, and with little of the fanfare accompanying the relentless surge in gasoline costs, the price of coal has doubled in less than a year. | |
 Energy Storage For Hybrid Vehicles August 14, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Hybrid technology combines the advantages of combustion engines and electric motors. Scientists are developing high-performance energy storage units, a prerequisite for effective hybrid motors. | |
 A plane with wings of glass? June 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a possibility. | |
 'Anti-noise' silences wind turbines August 11, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on their neighbors' ears, but even the most ... | |
 Rice's single-pixel camera takes high-res images October 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 75 vote(s)
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For all their ease and convenience, there are few things more wasteful than digital cameras. They're loaded with pricy microprocessors that chew through batteries at a breakneck pace, crunching millions of ... | |
 Solar Cells with 60% Efficiency? January 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 156 vote(s)
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Nuclear Engineer Lonnie Johnson, best known for his invention of the super soaker squirt gun, has recently designed a new type of solar energy technology that he says can achieve a conversion efficiency rate ... | |
 Boston Dynamics: Quadruped Rough Terrain Robot Prototype March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 88 vote(s)
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Boston Dynamics has released a prototype of an all-terrain robot, BigDog. The quadruped robot is equipped with a computer featuring sensors that aid its movements over harsh terrain. The robot is powered by ... | |
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