Researchers at Oregon State University have designed and fabricated the world’s smallest electro-optic modulator, which could mean major reductions in energy used by data centers and superco... Read more
A new filter with the widest tuning span ever demonstrated on a silicon chip could help provide the low-cost flexibility needed for the next generation of high-speed optical networks The amo... Read more
The second robot of the naro project continues the concept of fin propulsion. The natural counterpart of this robot is the sea-turtle. Also a highly endangered animal! But the reasons to cho... Read more
“Intelligent agents can automatically suggest usage patterns” Most dishwashers are set to run around lunchtime and in the evenings, but is there a sufficient supply of electricity avai... Read more
There are many applications of PCMs in diverse fields (medical, botanical, sports). Researchers at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid UPM have patented gypsum boards able to store thermal... Read more
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A new online game aims to help the U.S. Navy improve its combat capability and energy security The year is 2022, and for the fourth time the Navy was the last contingent to arrive at... Read more
The device can start showing its energy-saving potential An update to the Nest thermostat is rolling out to device owners over the next two days, just in time for AC season. The improvements... Read more
Edison’s Revenge The rise of direct current using devices and direct current generation have some rethinking the use of alternating current in the grid A new front in an old feud is be... Read more
Adding transparent solar cells to the glass would be a relatively small cost Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhab... Read more
Spray-IT will be an inexpensive way for large companies to reduce energy consumption for air-conditioning and heating purposes Taipei, Taiwan – Called “Spray-IT’, t... Read more
An elegant, simple and brilliant innovation . . . For over a century, escalators have followed a fairly straight path – with the exception of a few spiral and curved escalators found i... Read more
Carbon is usually typecast as a villain in terms of the environment but researchers at the University of Warwick have devised a novel way to miniaturise a technology that will make carbon a... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Empowering young women through education will help reduce overpopulation in areas that cannot support it and avoid extremism in the children they raise At six billion plu... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Scientists have identified a way that the United States could immediately save the energy equivalent of about 350 million barrels of oil a year — without spending a penny... Read more
The U.S. Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global) is working on the design of a system that controls electrical flow for lighting, a highly efficient platform that may spark a new era of... Read more
