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Solar Power Space Engine Uses No Propellant
Once in space, unobstructed views make solar power the perfect source of continuous energy, but to move around still requires propellant.
One common aspect of...
Elon Musk’s New Teasing PR Strategy: “There are Things You Don’t Know About”
We’re used to South African billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, letting the cat out of the bag, or at least letting us know there is...
CAFE Fail – Lexus NX to be Classified as a Light Truck
United States EPA CAFE (Environmental Protection Agency Corporate Average Fuel Economy) regulations are intended to keep automakers improving the average fuel economy of the...
Artistic and Functional Potable Water for Parched Areas
Not everyone has easy access to potable water, some of the world’s poorest reduced to drinking whatever is available or being forced to walk...
Spray-On Solar Power – Apply It Directly to Your… House? Car?
“Apply it directly to your…” sounds like part of some snake-oil salesman’s pitch, but it’s finally here, at least in the lab, a spray-on...
Elon Musk’s “Hydrogen is BS” – Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Ten
Elon Musk has a very bad opinion on hydrogen use in cars. He stated it in one of our interviews with him and with...
Solar Panel Even More Efficient With Adaptive Optical Coating
For those looking to reduce emissions, utility costs, and increase energy independence, from residences to entire countries, solar panel arrays are one a popular...
Research to Boost Biofuel Capacity of Switchgrass – Michigan State University
As a biofuel feedstock, switchgrass is fairly well-suited to the task of carbon sequestration, but it could be even better, says Michigan State University...
Carbon Mapping Peru Shows Natural and Manmade Variations
Carbon sequestration, according to some, could be key in reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide and the resulting greenhouse effect.
Climate change scientists point to carbon, of...
Fuel Cell Vehicle Myth Nine – One is “Obviously Better” than the Other
How about that for a vague title? Perhaps the biggest argument between hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and battery electric vehicles is attempting to prove...
