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Pediatric carbon monoxide poisoning linked to video games after Hurricane Ike
May 26, 2009 |
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Hours after Hurricane Ike roared ashore in Texas, more than two million homes were without power, which left some scrambling to preserve food and others looking for ways to entertain children, a move that proved to be, in ...
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China aims to build 'Three Gorges of wind power'
Jun 25, 2009 |
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China is aiming to build a huge wind farm in the northwest by 2020 that will have energy capacity similar to the gigantic Three Gorges Dam, a senior official said Thursday.
Physicist addresses international forum on thermoelectric energy
Oct 03, 2007 |
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Energy lost from hot engines could save billions of dollars if it could be captured and converted into electricity via thermoelectric devices, Clemson University physicist Terry Tritt told scientists gathered in Dallas for ...
Study says the best energy strategies to meet the world’s growing demand for electricity are green, small and local
Sep 20, 2007 |
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The wisest energy strategy for the United States, and indeed other countries facing similar challenges, is to move away from their reliance on large-scale centralized coal and nuclear plants, and instead, invest in renewable ...
Nanotubes find niche in electric switches
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 10, 2009 |
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New research from Rice University and the University of Oulu in Oulu, Finland, finds that carbon nanotubes could significantly improve the performance of electrical commutators that are common in electric ...
Caltech Electronic Nose Innovation
Oct 22, 2007 |
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Research Scientists at Caltech Developing Electronic Nose. The Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division at Caltech are combining efforts with NASA and other engineers at Caltech to test ranges of applications.
Material may help autos turn heat into electricity
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 24, 2008 |
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Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity. In the current issue of the journal Science, they describe a material with t ...
CIA invests in no-fuel power generators
Oct 18, 2005 |
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The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency is reportedly investing in a power unit that can generate substantial electrical energy without using any fuel.
Engineering Professors Develop Electric Hybrid Vehicle Concept for RV Travelers
Sep 14, 2009 |
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While the cost of fuel has put a damper on the travel plans of many Americans, one father-son engineering duo with a passion for RV travel is combating the problem by conceptualizing an electric-hybrid passenger ...
Researchers make advances in wind energy generation
Jul 18, 2005 |
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Engineers at the University of Alberta have created a wind energy generator that they hope people will one day be able to use to power their own homes.
Funding A Greener Grid: How Obama plans to spend billions on modernizing the U.S. electrical network
Oct 29, 2009 |
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President Barack Obama announced on Tuesday that his administration plans to spend $3.4 billion on producing a safer, more efficient electrical grid. Obama underscored the need to find clean forms of energ ...
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