Archive for October 2009
The 2009 Solar Decathlon winner is…
Team Germany! Team Germany won first place in the 2009 Solar Decathlon by applying photovoltaics to every available surface. I…
Read MoreVideo of the week: Ultracapacitor buses in Shanghai
Credit: SInauted; YouTube Following up on yesterday’s post about a demonstration of a small version of these buses that going…
Read MoreNissan and ORNL team up to deliver 400 miles per battery charge
Automotive News reported (registration required) that while Nissan has in hand a laminated lithium ion battery (based on a manganese…
Read MoreUltracapacitor bus to be demonstrated in DC tomorrow
Sinautec Automobile Technologies says tomorrow it will showcase on American University’s campus in Washington, DC., a small bus that the…
Read MoreMonday materials mind candy
Particle physics on your coffee table! Via Symmetry Breaking, this is a wonderful pop-up book for adults and kids that…
Read MoreDOE invests for “most advanced wind turbine in the world”
Secretary Steven Chu announced new investments in wind energy research facilities that aim to produce the most advanced and efficient…
Read MoreEU calls for €50 billion renewable energy investments
(via Rare Metals) The European Commission announced it is trying to assemble a joint effort by governments, nonprofits and businesses…
Read MoreLos Alamos National Laboratory’s high-temperature superconducting tape
Los Alamos National Lab has been working to develop high-volume production processes for making a thin, flexible tape that operates as a superconductor at liquid nitrogen temperatures and can carry 3 million amps per cm2.
Read MoreNanotube properties manipulated by catalyst composition
Researchers know that single‐walled carbon nanotubes have a lot of potential in the world of electronics. Besides being cheap to…
Read MoreColor-changing tile absorb, reflect heat
Anyone with even a passing knowledge of physics knows that dark surfaces absorb heat, while white surfaces are more effective…
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