Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 4:56am
AUO has a laptop that came straight out of left field: solar-powered laptop that has a touch-sensitive keyboard. This special laptop has two built-in solar panels.
Solar Power stories
Monday, November 1, 2010 - 2:53am
Logitech, makers of some of the best computer peripherals ever has something new that's so ingenious, you'll wonder why no one else thought of it first. Introducing a keyboard that has two integrated solar panels instead of using batteries. Who do we thank for making keyboards greener?
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 9:29am
Thanks to a molecule called fulvalene diruthenium, batteries may use the sun to provide energy, but not in the same way as solar power.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 2:57pm
Back in 2007, physicist Dr. David Criswell came up with the idea for the Lunar Solar Power System (or LSPS), which would see harvested solar energy on the moon beamed back to Earth via microwave. Now, one designer is showing what that could look like.
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 11:01am
Back in 1990, inventor Lonnie Johnson (pictured) revolutionized America's suburbs when the first Super Soaker was sold. Now, Johnson could be ready to deliver another gift to the masses: an energy converter that could double the efficiency of solar power, and make it a truly viable source of renewable energy.
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 1:04pm
Designer Josh Hadar wasn't content to just build himself a solar-powered trike — cool enough when green DIY projects are all the rage — so instead he went for one with plenty of attitude. By all accounts, it's quite the beast to drive, too.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 - 2:59am
While it may look odd, the Wunda Weeder may be quite the boon for farmers who have to weed large fields — work that involves a lot of bending over. Instead, the Wunda Weeder keeps a farmer in a comfortable position, and is even self-propelled.
Monday, July 12, 2010 - 7:35am
How much easier can it get? A company called SoloPower is rolling out flexible solar panels that it hopes will soon grace the flat roofs of office buildings. Looking at something like this, though, you can't help but think how great it would be if you could just toss it on your own home.
Thursday, July 8, 2010 - 3:31am
The big question with the Solar Impulse, an aircraft designed to fly wholly using solar power, is whether or not it'd be able to continue to operate at night. Well, turns out it can, as the Solar Impulse landed after successfully completing a 24-hour test flight.
Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 12:33pm
Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based company that specializes in renewable energy, is planning to build the largest concentrated-solar energy plant in the world. It'll cover an area of over an entire square mile, making it absolutely massive. The problem? For all that space, it doesn't crank out that much energy.
