THE NEVER ENDING PROBLEM OF SLOW CHARGING BATTERIES COULD WELL BE AT AN END SOON Yes there are criticisms of electric vehicles, probably the most commonly-heard is that their batteries take far too long to recharge – after all, limited range wouldn’t be such a big deal if the cars could be juiced up while [...]
Posted on October 24th, 2011 by Editor
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High school teacher creates microfluidic devices using a photocopier By Ben Coxworth 13:23 January 24, 2011 A high school physics teacher has invented a method of producing microfluidic devices, using little else than a photocopier and transparency film Microfluidic technology, in which liquid is made to pass through “microchannels” that are often less than a millimeter [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2011 by Editor
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Moth eye-inspired material now boosts efficiency of solar cells By Ben Coxworth 21:03 January 23, 2011 In order for a solar cell to be as efficient as possible, the last thing it should be is reflective – after all, light should be getting absorbed by it, not being bounced off. With that in mind, a few [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2011 by Editor
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Energy Harvesting: Powering Up The Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume Sensors and Microcontrollers, Too! Sensors are another type of peripheral components evolving rapidly. Sensors designed to acquire information such as temperature and humidity are shrinking and consuming less power. The brightness sensors used to control lighting, for example, are being mounted on [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Editor
Filed under: AIR POWER, BATTERY POWER, ENERGY COLLECTION, ENVIRONMENT, EQUIPMENT, NEW TECHNOLOGIES, POWER GENERATION, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESEARCH EXPLORE, TECHNOLOGY | No Comments »
Again – From Low Power to No Power through Energy Harvesting: Powering Up the Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume Stepping Up from only 20mV Co2 to energy The impact of higher power supply circuit performance is dramatic, because just how efficiently the power supply can handle the minute trickles of power gained [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Editor
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More on harvesting free energy & Powering Up the Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume The enormous attention garnered by the growing market, in spite of the tiny amounts of power available, is due to the high convenience it promises. The major selling point for energy harvesting is that equipment can use it [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Editor
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From Low Power to No Power through Energy Harvesting: Powering Up the Battery-Free World Oct 31, 2010 23:58 ideyoshi Kume Vibration from people walking or cars crossing bridges, automobile heat, broadcasting waves and more: Energy harvesting makes it possible to utilize the uptapped energy all around us. While the available electric power is small, the [...]
Posted on November 9th, 2010 by Editor
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G-Power claims world’s fastest sedan title with 372 km/h modified BMW M5 German tuning company G-Power is claiming to have set the record for the world’s fastest sedan with a BMW M5. G-Power’s M5 Hurricane RR achieved a top speed of 372 km/h (231 mph) beating its own record of 367.4 km/h (228 mph) set [...]
Posted on August 23rd, 2010 by Editor
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Don’t be left in the dark: Energy efficient lighting e-Bulletin On 21 July 2010 QWESTNet held its second lighting forum in Brisbane. Held in association with the Illuminating Engineering Society (ies), the forum focused on energy efficient lighting technologies including LEDs, lighting controls and the use of daylight. Click on ‘listen to presentation’ or the [...]
Posted on August 10th, 2010 by Editor
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Towards Nanowire Solar Cells With a 65-Percent Efficiency Science (June 17, 2010) — Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/) researchers want to develop solar cells with an efficiency of over 65 percent by means of nanotechnology. In Southern Europe and North Africa these new solar cells can generate a substantial portion of the European demand for [...]
Posted on June 21st, 2010 by Editor
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