Wireless optical transmission key to secure, safe and rapid indoor communicationsLight is better than radio waves when it comes to some wireless communications, according to a group of engineers. Optical communications systems could provide faster, more secure communications with wider bandwidth and would be suitable for restricted areas like hospitals, aircraft and factories.
Intelligent energy management […]
New Designs For Smarter Buildings: Small Solar Decathalon Home Inspires Big Ideas On How To Live More SustainablyAfter two years of design, experimentation, fund-raising and building, the University of Arizona’s Solar Decathlon team has completed construction of its 800-square-foot solar-powered house on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
High-tech origami: Water droplets direct self-assembly process in […]
Northeast Dominates Top 10 List for Energy Efficiency PoliciesThe American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy today released the third edition of its State Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which scores and ranks states on the adoption and implementation of energy efficiency policies and programs. Six northeastern states made the top 10; the south is well represented in […]
The Nuclear QuestionView from the Poletop: Should new nuclear plants be part of the US strategy on carbon reduction and renewable energy? Yes, but not necessarily for the reasons you think.
Scientists explore the future of high-energy physicsIn a 1954 speech to the American Physical Society, the University of Chicago’s Enrico Fermi fancifully envisioned a particle […]
Smarter control of electric vehicle batteriesNanoelectronics technology is improving the way that batteries and motors in electric vehicles are controlled, giving them a longer range on each charge.
New Product Website Launched for Solar Synapse Pre-Wire Program for New ConstructionSolar Synapse New Website Launched at http://www.SolarSynapse.com The Solar Synapse
Intelligent energy management for the homeIn order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them while away from home. Scientists have developed two new applications that help consumers manage their power use.
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Wireless optical transmission key to secure, safe and rapid indoor communicationsLight is better than radio waves when it comes to some wireless communications, according to a group of engineers. Optical communications systems could provide faster, more secure communications with wider bandwidth and would be suitable for restricted areas like hospitals, aircraft and factories.
Solar Cell Efficiency […]
Big Old House Windows - Part 3 in the seriesLets continue prying into this big old house.
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
Electric cars are going placesElectric cars have many merits: They are quieter and require less maintenance than cars with internal combustion engines. A network of smartly located charging stations covering the entire Harz region in Germany is bound to make electric cars a regional feature.
High-tech origami: Water droplets direct self-assembly process in thin-film materialsResearchers have […]