Architecture Students Build Solar-Powered Greenhouse That Uses 50% Less Energy
A group of architecture students came up with a new way to store use and store energy in greenhouses through solar power.
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Joseph Shavit
- Apr 26, 2022
Introducing the solar power generating bike path of the future
Many people who live in cities are taking to biking prompting designers and city officials to reimagine bike paths and public transport.
Joshua Shavit
- Apr 21, 2022
New transistor could cut 5% from world’s digital energy budget
The team’s design could reduce the number of transistors needed to store certain data by as much as 75%.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 14, 2022
Gravity can solve clean energy's biggest tech problem
The system hoists 30 tonne “mobile masses” into the air using excess energy. When the need arises for the power, the mass descends.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 12, 2022
Giant floating solar panel flowers provide clean energy to coal-addicted Korea
The solar project on the 17-mile-long reservoir in Hapcheon is able to generate 41.5 megawatts, enough to provide power for 60,000 people
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 21, 2022
New 'smart windows' can filter sunlight to disinfect surfaces in your home
Daylight passing through smart windows results in almost complete disinfection of surfaces within 24 hours while blocking harmful UV light.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 6, 2022
Windows that outsmart the elements
Homeowners know that the type of windows in a house contribute greatly to heating and cooling efficiency. And that’s a big deal.
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 31, 2021
Scientists invent energy-saving glass that ‘self adapts’ to heating and cooling demands
Researchers have developed a material that, when coated on a glass window panel, can effectively self-adapt to heat or cool rooms.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 14, 2021
Major breakthrough in sustainable, cost-effective, large-scale energy storage
Researchers have synthesized a molecular compound that enables a stable flow battery that retains 99.98% capacity per cycle.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 10, 2021
Smart window material blocks heat transmission without blocking views
An international research team has invented a 'smart' window material that controls heat transmission without blocking views.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 26, 2021
From waste to resource: Turning exhaust heat into energy with unprecedented efficiency
Low-grade waste heat (temperatures below 100 °C) could fit the bill provided we develop efficient energy harvesting technologies.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 20, 2021
Water-cooled terracotta tiles provide a natural way to cool subway stations during the summer
Terracotta tiles provide a natural, cost-effective way to reduce energy consumption for cooling down subway stations during the summer.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 20, 2021
Researchers infuse bacteria with silver to improve power efficiency in fuel cells
Technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
New DNA-based chip can be programmed to solve complex math problems
Since DNA has only two strands, performing even a simple calculation requires multiple chemical reactions using different sets of DNA.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 9, 2021
Green solution to combine sunlight and wastewater to make Ammonia 10x more efficiently
Engineers at the University of Illinois have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that not only uses wastewater to make ammonia
Joshua Shavit
- Sep 2, 2021
Bacteria may be the low cost, environmentally friendly energy storage system of the future
Low-cost, environmentally friendly and large-scale system for storing and retrieving energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 5, 2021
Vapor-collection technology saves water while clearing the air
New system developed by MIT could reduce water needs at power plants potentially helping alleviate water shortages in those areas.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 3, 2021
New material offers ecofriendly solution to converting waste heat into energy
Potential areas of application for the thermoelectric material include the automobile industry, heavy manufacturing industries and engines
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 1, 2021
Could residential heat pumps be part of the climate solution?
Deploying residential heat pumps more widely across the US has the potential to help reduce carbon pollution while also saving money
Joseph Shavit
- May 9, 2021
The solar power generating bike path of the future
Many people are taking to biking for their preferred mode of transportation, prompting designers and city officials to reimagine bike paths.
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