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BMW i3 vs Nissan LEAF, or Bang vs Buck
What is it about the BMW i3 that makes it somewhat more expensive than other electric vehicles? How much bang for your buck do...
Solar-Powered Autonomous Robot Monitors Agricultural Fields to Boost Yield
Maybe we do not realize it, but to have our freshly made salad on the dining table every day, many farmers have invested a...
Low Cost Dust Sensor for Smartphones Monitors Air Pollution in Real Time
Our smartphones are increasingly becoming even smarter, simply because it is so much easier to carry an "all-in-one" pocket device, instead of ten different...
Flare: The Most Time-, Cost- and Energy-Efficient Cooking Pot
Cooking at home is great, and certainly a lot more healthy (for your body and your pocket) than eating out. Unfortunately, cooking takes up...
Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging to be Developed by BMW and Daimler Partnership
Some electric vehicle opponents and newbies have pointed out one obvious *cough* flaw in adopting electric vehicles, that you have to plug it in...
The BMW i3 – Everything but the Range
The BMW i3 is a futuristic vehicle, including everything you you’d expect from BMW, but perhaps less of what you’d expect in an electric...
Scientists Prove Net-Zero Homes Are Not Only a Futuristic Dream
If anybody tells you that having a net-zero energy home is impossible, do not trust them. They either live in denial or are simply...
Apple Builds Their Third Solar Farm In Claremont
While everyone is still mesmerized by Apple's LEED certified data center in Maiden, North Carolina, the tech giant is nowhere near done with its...
Nanostructured Silicon Sponge Doubles the Capacity of Li-Ion Batteries
The world is waiting for a breakthrough in energy storage, and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) of the Department of Energy, might just...
Nissan LEAF Green Goes Further Than Just Being an Electric Vehicle
Nissan has sold over 120,000 Nissan LEAF electric vehicles around the world, and it could certainly be referred to as a green car, but...
