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- Harvesting energy from walking around: Shoe insole charges AAA and watch batteries
- Smart, eco-friendly new battery made of seeds and pine resin
- 'Autotune' software to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to model energy use of buildings
- Solar cells cheap enough to quickly cover for their cost: Could double as semi-transparent blinds for windows
| Harvesting energy from walking around: Shoe insole charges AAA and watch batteries Posted: 29 Sep 2014 07:52 AM PDT A device that fits inside a pair of shoes harvests the energy left-over when someone walks. This energy is then stored in AAA or watch batteries. |
| Smart, eco-friendly new battery made of seeds and pine resin Posted: 29 Sep 2014 06:40 AM PDT Present-day lithium batteries are efficient but involve a range of resource and environmental problems. Using materials from alfalfa (lucerne seed) and pine resin and a clever recycling strategy, researchers have now come up with a highly interesting alternative. |
| 'Autotune' software to make it quicker, easier and cheaper to model energy use of buildings Posted: 29 Sep 2014 06:37 AM PDT Building Energy Modeling uses computer simulations to estimate energy use and guide the design of new buildings as well as energy improvements to existing buildings. |
| Posted: 24 Sep 2014 05:48 AM PDT One of the most common complaints about solar power is solar panels are still too expensive to be worth the investment. Many researchers have responded by making solar cells, the tile-like components of solar panels that absorb and transfer energy, more efficient and longer lasting. But even the longest living solar cells that most effectively convert sunlight to energy will not become common if they are prohibitively expensive. |
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