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WaterFX’s New Desalination Process Uses Concentrated Solar Power
In many parts of the world, including California, South Australia, Qatar, among others, desalination of sea water is a practice, without which the intensity...
BASF’s Readiness to Invest in Lithium-Ion Battery Research
The lithium-ion battery world, with the introduction of electric vehicles, has been shaken over the last few years, but that isn't preventing BASF from...
Tesla Motors Releases Tesla Giga-Factory Details
The Tesla Giga-Factory could be the key to Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk's ongoing success, and we finally have some details for the future...
Project ARA: Google’s New DIY Mobile Phone Could Cut Down E-Waste
Earlier this week, Google finally gave details on their latest invention during an event held in San Francisco. Under the project called "Project Ara",...
Another Dismal Sales Year, Honda Insight to be Axed
In the Unites States, at least, the Honda Insight just hasn't been that popular, in spite of the fact it actually had a head-start...
Tesla Model S, The Best You Can Get
The Tesla Model S, simply continues to please in, among other things, performance, safety, quality, company support, pretty much every way that matters.
So say...
Scientists Suggest Using Offshore Wind Farms to Prevent Hurricanes
"Will wind turbines be destroyed" when a hurricane strikes? This is the question Mark Jacobson, a lead author of a study just published in...
New Standard in Measuring Gas Mixtures Help Scientists Understand Changing Climate
Monitoring and measuring differences in greenhouse gas concentrations across various locations around the world is the primary goal of many research teams, who try...
Pomegranate-Like Silicon Particles Bring Long-Lasting Li-Ion Batteries
Another breakthrough from researchers working on improvements of lithium-ion batteries, comes from Standford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
The work presents a fascinating...
Geoengineering Likely to Worsen Climate Change, Not Fight It
Geoengineering techniques have received quite a bit of attention over the past decade. One of the main reasons for this, is that they could...
