Solar Power Game-changer: ‘Near Perfect’ Absorption Of Sunlight, From All AnglesResearchers have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any […]
I Require DSIRE!Don’t forget to regularly log into DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency) at www.dsireusa.org. DSIRE is a comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and federal incentives that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency. See what incentives you have coming your way when you purchase your new(est) Modern Energy […]
Old’s CoolDr. Charles Greeley Abbot, the secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and the worlds leading authority on solar radiation, says that before long we shall find a commercially practicable method of harnessing sunshine. EUR
Saving through network convergenceCombining building systems and IT on a single IP network can reap efficiencies, savings READ MORE
SNI and Farmergy at the Ozark Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living ExpoSNI will share a tent at the Ozark Renewable Energy and Sustainable Living Expo, with Farmergy, on September 22-23. The Expo will take place […]
IBM supercomputers are super efficientThe top 20 most energy-efficient supercomputers in the world are built on IBM high-performance computing technology READ MORE
Record High Performance With New Solar CellsResearchers in China and Switzerland are reporting the highest efficiency ever for a promising new genre of solar cells, which many scientists think offer the best […]
Europe Rallies Behind Nanotechnology To Wean World From Fossil FuelsNanotechnologies can be used to develop sustainable energy systems while reducing the harmful effects of fossil fuels as they are gradually phased out over the next century. This optimistic scenario is coming closer to reality as new technologies such as biomimetics and Dye Sensitized solar Cells […]
Big Old House Windows - Part 3 in the seriesLets continue prying into this big old house.
Detecting Tiny Twists With A NanomachineScientists have developed a nanoscale spin-torsion oscillator that can measure miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. The device can be used to uncover spin-dependent fundamental forces in particle physics and have applications in spintronics, chemistry, biology and fundamental physics.
New Instrument Puts New Spin On SuperconductorsThe race […]
Solar Synapse Featured in Solar Industry MagazineAs Seen In Solar Industry Magazine (January 2008): View The Entire Article in Solar Industry Magazine St. Louis-based Solar Night Industries (SNI) has introduced the Solar Synapse, a product, sales and marketing program designed to enhance builders’ solar plans for new homes and homeowners. The program includes marketing materials […]
Press Release from Solar Night Industries1.2.2008-Solar Night Industries (PINKSHEETS: SLND), a renewable energy company formed to accelerate the adoption of Modern Energy Solutions, introduces the Solar Synapse