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New study says to look at more than just price to find the best travel bargains

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If you're looking for bargain air travel, a new study finds that you should look at more than just the ticket price. Instead, a researcher at North Carolina State University who co-authored the study says that consumers need ...





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New efficiency record for solar cells

Physics / General Physics

created May 14, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (43) | comments 6

Physicist Bram Hoex and colleagues at Eindhoven University of Technology, together with the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, have improved the efficiency of an important type of solar cell from 21.9 to 23.2 percent (a relative ...


A man looks at the third-generation "Prius" of Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor at a showroom in Tokyo

Toyota rolls out new Prius to fend off rivals

Technology / Energy

created May 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 9

Toyota Motor on Monday rolled out a cheaper, revamped Prius, seeking to boost its flagging sales and maintain its lead in fuel-sipping hybrids in the face of growing competition from rival Honda.


Sharp Develops Mass-Production Technology for Triple-Junction Thin-Film Solar Cells

Sharp Develops Mass-Production Technology for Triple-Junction Thin-Film Solar Cells

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jan 25, 2007 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (25) | comments 1

Sharp Corporation has successfully developed mass-production technology for stacked triple-junction thin-film solar cells by turning a conventional two-active-layer structure (amorphous silicon plus microcrystalline ...


NXP drives energy efficiency with bipolar transistors

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 14, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the availability of its latest generation of low VCEsat transistors, which reduces power loss by 80 percent compared to general purpose transistors.


AMD Delivers ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 GPU

AMD Delivers ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 GPU

Electronics / Hardware

created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 1

AMD today announced the immediate availability of the ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 graphics processor, expanding the visual boundaries of PC entertainment well beyond the 1080P High Definition (HD) threshold. The ...


CSIRO Builds Smart Energy System

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created Mar 22, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

CSIRO technology will help to reduce black-outs and improve the reliability and efficiency of the electricity grid while reducing greenhouse emissions. It will also complement smart electricity meters promising consumers ...


Study finds continuing upward pressure on retail gasoline prices

Other Sciences / Other

created May 21, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With the price of a barrel of oil hovering around $120, U.S. drivers can expect to pay more at the pump in the near future, according to a new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.


Solar breakthrough could lead to cheaper power

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 02, 2007 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (29) | comments 0

Solar energy could become more affordable following a breakthrough by Australian scientists, who have boosted the efficiency of solar cell technology.


Reducing demand can lower electric bills, lessen chance of blackouts

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A 5-percent reduction in electricity use will lower the market price of electricity, cut consumers' bills and lessen strain on the grid when demand shoots up this summer, say energy experts in Penn State's College of Earth ...


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MIT spin-off plans to manufacture cheap, efficient solar cells

Technology / Energy

created Mar 27, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (78) | comments 10

Researchers from MIT have improved commercial solar cells that will soon be significantly cheaper and more efficient than those available today. Ely Sachs, a professor of mechanical engineering at MIT, predicts ...



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