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(PhysOrg.com) -- Refineries could trim millions of dollars in energy costs annually by using a new method developed at Purdue University to rearrange the distillation sequence needed to separate crude petroleum into products. http://www.physorg.com/news180694802.html Chemistry Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:02:30 EST news180694802 Improving the energy efficiency of Maryland homes heated by natural gas would generate a "hat trick" of economic and environmental benefits over the next 10 years, including more than 80,000 new jobs, savings of hundreds of dollars in average heating bills and a nine percent reduction in residential carbon emissions, concludes a new study by the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER). http://www.physorg.com/news180096281.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:47:06 EST news180096281 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford engineers have built what they believe is a chip with the most advanced computing and storage elements made of carbon nanotubes to date by devising a way to root out the stubborn complication of nanotubes that cause short circuits. http://www.physorg.com/news179596676.html Nanotechnology Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:58:58 EST news179596676 Energy efficiency technologies that exist today or that are likely to be developed in the near future could save considerable money as well as energy, says a new report from the National Research Council. Fully adopting these technologies could lower projected U.S. energy use 17 percent to 20 percent by 2020, and 25 percent to 31 percent by 2030. http://www.physorg.com/news179587871.html Technology Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:50:09 EST news179587871 (PhysOrg.com) -- That California and Texas still lead the United States in generating renewable energy probably is no surprise. But, NREL's 2009 State of the States report shows that several smaller states from Maine to Louisiana to Utah are closing the clean energy gap, confirming that every state has renewable energy potential. http://www.physorg.com/news178272077.html Technology Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:50:01 EST news178272077 (PhysOrg.com) -- Energy adviser and former Honeywell executive Maxine Savitz says there are enormous energy savings available through increased efficiency, as much as 30 percent by 2030. http://www.physorg.com/news177845679.html Technology Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:35:02 EST news177845679 Germany, Mexico and the United States have crafted some of the world's smartest policies for improving energy use, according to a study released on Thursday on the sidelines of the UN climate talks here. http://www.physorg.com/news176650364.html Technology Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:01 EST news176650364 The Georgia Institute of Technology today announced its receipt of a five-year, $12 million Track 2 award from the National Science Foundation's Office of Cyberinfrastructure to lead a partnership of academic, industry and government experts in the development and deployment of an innovative and experimental high-performance computing (HPC) system. http://www.physorg.com/news175321221.html Technology Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:22:06 EST news175321221 (PhysOrg.com) -- At last Friday's Energy Night at the MIT Museum, Dr. Keith Collins described his approach to fighting global warming with all the gusto of a really good insurance salesman. But Collins, who graduated from MIT in 1970 with a degree in political science, wasn't actually selling anything. He was just proclaiming to anyone who would listen just how easy it is to go green. http://www.physorg.com/news175256785.html Technology Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:28:39 EST news175256785 (PhysOrg.com) -- Rain didn't ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used more power-generating solar panels; others relied on energy efficiency strategies. The winner was clean energy. http://www.physorg.com/news175186726.html Technology Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:59:40 EST news175186726 (PhysOrg.com) -- Students from the Boston Architectural College (BAC) and Tufts University have submitted a completely solar-powered home, the Curio House, as New England's entry into the Solar Decathlon competition. The entry is one of 20 designs by teams of university students vying for this year's award for the best solar home design. http://www.physorg.com/news172835950.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:00:31 EST news172835950 The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green" jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union and Australia to rate and disclose the performance of commercial and government-owned buildings, according to a new RAND Corporation study issued today. http://www.physorg.com/news172733446.html Technology Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:25 EST news172733446 The U.S. and China should be able to agree on energy cooperation projects that reduce greenhouse gases and lead to a successful outcome at international climate talks in Copenhagen in December, two U.S. climate insiders said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172257704.html Space & Earth Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:10:02 EST news172257704 Spike Narayan watched a Tesla electric sports car rocket from zero to 60 mph (100 kph) in less than four seconds and knew batteries would be the next big thing. http://www.physorg.com/news170672737.html Technology Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:40:06 EST news170672737 Old-style 100-watt light bulbs will be banned in Europe's shops from next week in favour of new energy-saving models, but consumers groups on Wednesday gave the move a guarded welcome. http://www.physorg.com/news170514047.html Technology Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:01:59 EST news170514047 (PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Queensland researcher has successfully completed a lab-scale test on a new technology which has the potential to revolutionise the way the world views and uses coal. http://www.physorg.com/news169750717.html Technology Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:10:02 EST news169750717 A new generation of inexpensive programmable thermostats with the capacity to communicate may provide a simple and versatile tool for addressing California`s complex, billion-dollar summer peak energy demand problems. Engineering professor David Auslander -working with utility companies, engineers and policy wonks -has created a new set of design rules for the programmable communicating thermostat (PCT) that could help pave the way for greater energy efficiency in homes. http://www.physorg.com/news169311648.html Technology Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:10:01 EST news169311648 A team of researchers, led by chemical engineering and materials science professor Michael Tsapatsis in the University of Minnesota's Institute of Technology, have developed a more energy-efficient method of chemical separations that could revolutionize processes in the petrochemical and biofuels industries. The new discovery is published in the July 31 issue of Science journal. http://www.physorg.com/news168536940.html Chemistry Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:40:01 EST news168536940 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have developed a new method for creating high-performance membranes from crystal sieves called zeolites; the method could increase the energy efficiency of chemical separations up to 50 times over conventional methods and enable higher production rates. http://www.physorg.com/news168187670.html Chemistry Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:48:42 EST news168187670 Steve and Beth Griffith and their family thought they were well on their way to living an energy-saving green lifestyle. http://www.physorg.com/news164919474.html Technology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:30:01 EST news164919474 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime. http://www.physorg.com/news164918343.html Technology Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:50:03 EST news164918343 THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY SECTOR -- where the "green" jobs are found -- is very much in its infancy, but off to a "strong start," according to a first-of-its-kind report released Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news163923982.html Other Sciences Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:26:53 EST news163923982 (AP) -- Wealthy nations, as history's biggest polluters, should cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 1990 levels by 2020, China says in a policy document on climate change. The government also rolled out fresh help for solar power and other "green energy." http://www.physorg.com/news162183967.html Space & Earth Fri, 22 May 2009 04:07:01 EST news162183967 Continuing its expansion into lucrative business niches, Cisco Systems on Monday will announce its entrance into the smart grid infrastructure market, which the company estimates will grow to $20 billion a year within the next five years. http://www.physorg.com/news161875257.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 14:21:38 EST news161875257 Getting an iPod upgrade doesn't always have to lead you to the Apple store for a new model, though that is appealing. http://www.physorg.com/news160850185.html Electronics Wed, 06 May 2009 17:38:18 EST news160850185 (AP) -- U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu is warning that if countries don't do something about climate change, "some island states will simply disappear." http://www.physorg.com/news159344487.html Space & Earth Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:21:57 EST news159344487 (AP) -- The publishing industry has been fitted for 20-20-20 vision. http://www.physorg.com/news159175819.html Space & Earth Fri, 17 Apr 2009 08:31:39 EST news159175819 (PhysOrg.com) -- As dough flies through the air, transforming from a ball into a disk in the chef`s experienced hands, pizza tossing can definitely be thought of as an art. But, as a recent study shows, pizza tossing is also a science. http://www.physorg.com/news158491566.html Physics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:26:42 EST news158491566 Hemp, a plant from the cannabis family, could be used to build carbon-neutral homes of the future to help combat climate change and boost the rural economy, say researchers at the University of Bath. http://www.physorg.com/news158490497.html Technology Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:08:59 EST news158490497 Long touted as an energy-saving alternative for home lighting, compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) now have the potential to be even more efficient, as well as dimmable, thanks to research at Queen's University. http://www.physorg.com/news158337236.html Technology Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:34:42 EST news158337236