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Solar energy wheelchairs
The University of Virginia's solar-powered wheelchair (NL) design has just won the first prize in the Change My Life in One Minute contest.
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New technology allows solar cells to be more colorful
Under the current conditions, finding and using other sources of energy to replace fossil fuels is an issue that is being put on top by all mankind.
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New combined solar system
A solar system combined with natural gas has been researched and developed to increase the electricity production efficiency of natural gas plants by 20%.
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Record of solar power efficiency
Scientists at the US Department of Energy have successfully developed solar cells that convert 44% of light into electricity.
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Power sail
Japan's Eco Marine Power said it is testing a system of sails that exploit wind power and harness solar energy.
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Bio-solar battery made from vegetables
Along with the exhaustion of fossil fuel sources such as oil and coal, renewable energy has been increasingly concerned in recent years.
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Solar cells are thinner than spider silk
The solar cells that Austrian and Japanese scientists have announced are thinner than spider silk, with so much elasticity that they can be wrapped around the hair.
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Chip House - The house automatically uses solar energy
CHIP House - 'Super-compact house model' - with the original purpose of creating a network of homes that do not need to use energy (such as houses without energy from th…
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Develop a hybrid power plant to save fuel and reduce emissions
Researchers at Israel's Tel Aviv University are developing a hybrid type of hybrid power plant that combines renewable energy (solar thermal energy) with traditional…
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New approach to solar energy
Solar systems often produce: either electricity or heat (in the form of steam or hot water). But a new analysis by researchers at MIT shows that: more benefits will be g…
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New technology in color display on the screen
A new form of screen that doubles the amount of pixels just like a solar cell and can enhance the energy efficiency of mobile phones and electronic reading devices.
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Portable toilets run on biogas
Japan's largest sanitary ware company, TOTO, has launched portable toilets powered by biogas. This is part of a campaign to reduce the amount of CO2 emitted by toile…
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Fabrication of PS plastic film for efficient energy storage
The team of Nano Scientists and Research Scientists led by Dr. Xie Xian Ning, National University of Singapore, has developed: soft, foldable membrane using a PS plastic.
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'Flying carpet' in the lab
A small plastic carpet made of conductive plastic has 'flown' in the laboratory of Princeton University (USA).
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Distilled fresh water by solar energy
Using 2 rectangular boxes and pyramids, using solar energy to distill salt water into fresh water, two Can Tho University students have just won the first prize of Holci…