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A new patent application from Apple describes a portable device such as an iPod or iPhone that would include solar cells capable of powering or recharging a device with energy from the sun. The system would include circuitry that would monitor the state of the battery and decide if recharging is necessary.
As temperatures drop below freezing and demand for energy soars, engineers at the University of Southampton have launched a new iPhone application to monitor the UK electricity grid.
According to their research, this wireless, hyper-connected, rather-text-than-talk age group relies on ads, product labels and news coverage for its green product information before performing a search on the Internet.
Hitachi is expected to ship their newly developed lithium-ion battery to automobile manufacturers in the spring of 2010. This new product has more energy and output density as compared to others of in its genre.
Entergy Nuclear announced late Thursday one of its monitoring wells on the banks of the Connecticut River had detected radioactive tritium contamination, the first time such contamination has shown up at the plant. Tests show tritium levels have risen sharply since it was first discovered six weeks ago.
Britain's big freeze is the start of a worldwide trend towards colder weather that seriously challenges global warming theories, eminent scientists claim.
Scientists has successfully tested the world’s first wind turbine with a built-in laser-based anemometer. A laser-based anemometer allows the wind turbine to “see” the wind before it touches the blades. With this information, the turbine can optimize both its position and the blades to use the wind more efficiently.
Sure, big ideas like generating electricity from ocean waves or legal limits on carbon emissions are important to slowing global warming. But the little things count, too. Here are some ways that you can make a difference.
Top universities not only pumping out students with degrees in green technologies, but these universities also have a pipeline of collaboration of businesses, universities, state initiatives, investors and research dollars for developing the latest technologies to improve the environment.
