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Plan for a solar future means knowing when the sun won’t shine
While energy experts elsewhere are looking for answers to one question — How do you keep electricity flowing through a renewable energy grid when
‘Frog foam’ could enable carbon capture, easier biofuels
What can frogs teach us about solar power, biofuel production and carbon capture? More than you might think, say researchers at the University of
Some guys and Holy Grails: 5 rules for spotting ‘cleantech porn’
Do you remember that wonderful moment when the internet was invented? Or when mobile phones suddenly appeared everywhere? Of course you don’t. That’s because
Coming soon? All-wireless high-def TV, secure communications
In the not-too-distant future, all the communications devices in your home and car could go completely wireless, thanks to an innovative technology being developed
Spider-inspired surface a ‘nearly perfect’ water repellent
Inspired by spiders, researchers in Florida have come up with what they say is a “nearly perfect” water-repelling surface. Their innovation is based not
The electric cactus: Tomorrow’s clean energy source?
“Electric cactus” is more than a great band name (takers anyone?) … it could be the first step toward turning living plants into generators
Energy-recycling foot could make for easier walking
Reducing energy waste has a lot of benefits, but here’s one you might not have considered yet: easier walking for foot and leg amputees.
Light particles, tamed Lego-style, could enable faster computers
Scientists who work with subatomic particles have achieved something they could previously only dream of: actually stacking two photons — particles of light —
Meet a cheaper, more efficient solar cell … from IBM?
Could an innovative, lower-cost solar cell developed by, of all companies, IBM prove to be the technology that enables a sun-powered, clean-energy future? Researchers
Haiti relief effort gets clean drinking water from the air
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Plan for a solar future means knowing when the sun won’t shine
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A clean energy future? The devil is in the details
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Bloomberg: Renewables spending needs to reach $500bn by 2030
Global spending on renewable energy projects could more thanThe Grumpy Environmentalist: The woes of waste
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