A European research project led by Chalmers University of Technology has launched a set of tools that will make computer systems more energy efficient – a critical issue for modern computing... Read more
Increased power and slashed energy consumption for data centers Princeton University researchers have built a new computer chip that promises to boost performance of data centers that lie at... Read more
Low-cost coating would disrupt the building retrofit market and potentially save billions in electricity It’s estimated that 10 percent of all the energy used in buildings in the U.S. can be... Read more
A new aerodynamic device has the potential to reduce the energy consumption of supermarket refrigerators by up to 41.5 percent. The product, currently being developed by Williams Advanced En... Read more
A combination of nanotechnology and a virus found on tobacco could save huge amounts of energy in industrial and electronic processes Scientists have found a way to boil water faster, althou... Read more
Regulating comfort in small commercial buildings could become more efficient and less expensive thanks to an innovative low-cost wireless sensor technology being developed by researchers at... Read more
Researchers at Chalmers have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls are added. This cou... Read more
A team of researchers has discovered a way to cool electrons to -228 °C without external means and at room temperature, an advancement that could enable electronic devices to function with v... Read more
Commercial buildings could cut their heating and cooling electricity use by an average of 57 percent with advanced energy-efficiency controls, according to a year-long trial of the controls... Read more
According to Naitoh, the method is expected to be lower in cost than use of batteries in electrical vehicles, and could also reduce noise and eliminate the need for cooling mechanisms in int... Read more
In space, astronauts go for years without a fresh supply of water. Floating in a capsule in outer space they wash and drink from the same continuously recycled source. So why, asked Swedish... Read more
A 1930s house built in 2008 is about to undergo the first of three energy efficiency upgrades which will ultimately convert an energy inefficient house into a zero carbon home Read more