Source: bbc.co.uk Published: August 28, 2012 By Katia Moskvitch Technology reporter, BBC News The robots will have built-in video and image-processing tools...
Source: ecouterre.com Published: August 31, 2012 Carbon monoxide is known as the “silent killer” because it’s colorless, odorless, tasteless, and extremely dangerous. Take it from someone who has experienced the symptoms of carbon-monoxide poisoning; it’s a...
Source: alternative-energy-news.info Published: April 29, 2012 Do you know who is the most competent solar power expert, according to a research team from Tel Aviv University? It is the humble common Oriental hornet found in our gardens! Much to the astonishment of...
Source: kanopy.com Published: August 29, 2012 The original “green” city, A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil is an informative, inspirational documentary aimed at sharing ideas to provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: August 27, 2012 By Susan DeFreitas image via Community Rebuilds In Moab, Utah, interns from all over the world are gaining an education in people-powered, sustainable housing, while helping to put a green roof over the heads of...
Source: mnn.com Published: August 17, 2012 InnovationNewsDaily Staff Developed by an engineer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the system allows the panels to collect more solar energy without using additional electricity. Credit: Shutterstock A new,...
Source: auto.howstuffworks.com Published: August 23, 2012 by Karim Nice The Stirling engine is a heat engine that is vastly different from the internal-combustion engine in your car. Invented by Robert Stirling in 1816, the Stirling engine has the potential to be much...
Source: earthtechling.com Published: August 18, 2012 By Beth Buczynski Image via Gabriele Diamanti/Core 77 Without access to fresh, clean drinking water, millions of...
Source: youtube.com Published: August 8, 2012 Fluorescent lights are often seen as the brunt of an artificial working environment, but office workers around the world could soon have sunnier dispositions. Harnessing the power of the sun, Canadian researchers are...
Source: mnn.com Published: August 29, 2011 Karl Burkart A surprising aerodynamic innovation in wind turbine design called the ‘wind lens’ could triple the output of a typical wind turbine, making it less costly than nuclear power. Snapshot from video NOTE: Some major...