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New Nano-Porous Silver Electrocatalyst Could Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Sustainable Energy
New nano-porous silver electrocatalyst, developed by a team of researchers from University of Delaware, is a promising new discovery that can provide solution to...
Polar Bears Inspire The Development of New Ultra-Thin Insulating Material
One of the key ways to achieve maximum energy efficiency of your house is good insulation, this is a well-known fact. But it is a...
New Low-Cost Anti-Soiling Solar Panel Coating Can Optimize Efficiency
New coating for solar panels developed by researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has shown the remarkable ability to repel various types...
Can New Nissan Engine Make for Better Fuel Economy?
A lot of racing technology trickles down to mainstream vehicles, including everything from tires to aerodynamics and even seatbelts and fuel economy tweaks.
A new...
Electric Vehicles and Solar Power, a Match Made in Japan
Renewable transportation seems like the most obvious solution to the simultaneous need for emissions-elimination and personalized and flexible transportation, but there's still a ways...
Tesla Motors Partnering with Sixt Leasing and Stadtwerke Utilities in Germany
Tesla Motors is one of the companies that, I would say, has done the most to promote the adoption of electric vehicles, mostly by...
Tesla Team Succeeds All-Electric Speed Trip from LA to NY Using the Supercharging Network
If you followed the news in the past few days, something big happened in the auto industry: a Tesla Motors team left from Los...
The Three Fears I Had to Overcome Before Buying My Prius
So I bought a Prius - a 2004 one, which is the first wave of the second iteration Toyota took to the market. And...
Plastic Bags Can Now Be Turned Into Fuel, Scientists Say
Plastic bags, or more precisely their future, have been discussed quite extensively. The fact that we use them for not more than a few...
EPA to Announce Carbon Dioxide Regulations, Industry Resists
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), carbon dioxide emissions are no different than any other pollutant they've set to regulate, but...
