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Rippling computerized shades control buildings' lighting, heating and amazing looks

Thursday, October 9, 2008 - 2:49pm

Industrial designers Christopher Bauder and Christian Perstl have designed a kinetic façade called FLARE that dynamically controls how much light a building lets in — and how much heat. Architects frequently design their buildings around these principles, but suffer...

Carbon nanotubes might make hydrogen vehicles practical ... someday

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 12:33pm

The hydrogen breakthroughs just keep on coming. Here's another one, where Greek scientists have figured out how to store more hydrogen-per-liter than ever by using the newfangled carbon nanotubes you see in the illustration above. This is good news,...

Day4 solar cell breakthrough raises efficiency by 35% while lowering cost 25%

Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 7:14am

Solar cells just keep getting better and better. Day4 Energy is the latest innovator, figuring out how to squeeze higher efficiency and lower costs out of its newest design, which the company says will be ready for market within...

Nissan ECO Pedal to physically nag you for lead-footing

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 - 11:42am

We really like the whole saving-the-earth thing, but now Nissan’s gone too far. The ECO Pedal, to be offered as an option in Nissan vehicles next year, is designed to start pushing back when you step on the gas...

Major discovery could someday use solar energy to turn water into hydrogen

Friday, August 1, 2008 - 8:22am

Isn't science wonderful? The day after I bashed fuel cell tech for being impractical, MIT scientists break the news of a major discovery that might change everything. In what’s being called a “revolutionary leap,” MIT chemistry professor Daniel Nocera...

Hang On Outlet keeps power vampires from sucking you dry

Friday, July 25, 2008 - 9:13am

Here’s a clever idea for those who like to go around unplugging everything. Hang On Outlet gives you a place to dangle those plugs after you’ve disconnected them, keeping things neat and tidy and maybe encouraging you to vanquish...

SolarWorld No. 1 makes gasoline-powered cars look like a horse and buggy

Friday, July 18, 2008 - 12:42pm

Never mind that this solar-powered car looks like a streamlined humpback whale covered with high-tech barnacles. The SolarWorld No.1 can hit a top speed of 75mph, and averaged 45mph over an 1864-mile race course without once stopping at a...

Philippe Starck designs wind turbine for the rest of us

Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 8:15am

It’s about time somebody rolled out a windmill for you and me, and it took famed designer Philippe Starck coming out of retirement to do it. This simple-looking $633 thingamajig is said to be able to crank out 20-60%...

Blacklight Power creates prototype of physics-busting miracle power generator

Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 7:27am

What’s this? Another crackpot saying he can generate power out of water, thin air or garbage? Blacklight Power is more than sketches and talk: The well-funded company says it has built a prototype of its power generator, claiming it...

SmartJack gives oil biz a splash of green

Thursday, April 24, 2008 - 6:02am

When you think about cutting-edge environmental technology, an oil pump probably isn't the first thing that comes to mind. The SmartJack may not change that impression, but it does offer an energy-efficient, economical alternative to conventional regular see-saw beam...

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Rippling computerized shades control buildings' lighting, heating and amazing looks

Carbon nanotubes might make hydrogen vehicles practical ... someday

Day4 solar cell breakthrough raises efficiency by 35% while lowering cost 25%

Nissan ECO Pedal to physically nag you for lead-footing

Major discovery could someday use solar energy to turn water into hydrogen

Hang On Outlet keeps power vampires from sucking you dry

SolarWorld No. 1 makes gasoline-powered cars look like a horse and buggy

Philippe Starck designs wind turbine for the rest of us

Blacklight Power creates prototype of physics-busting miracle power generator

SmartJack gives oil biz a splash of green

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