News tagged with thermostat
Listening to the Price of Power: New Thermostats Could Save Billions
Aug 12, 2009 |
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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 ...
EarthTalk: What are some low-cost ways to make a home green?
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Dear EarthTalk: What are some simple low-cost improvements I can do to my home to make it greener? (Stefan Lonce, via e-mail)
Microsoft launches home energy monitoring tool
Jun 24, 2009 |
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US software giant Microsoft launched a free online home energy monitoring tool on Wednesday that allows consumers to gauge their usage and reduce consumption.
Going, going green
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Steve and Beth Griffith and their family thought they were well on their way to living an energy-saving green lifestyle.
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Switching off protein 'thermostat' shuts down deadly fungal disease
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers have discovered that by switching off a protein "thermostat" that controls the growth and spread of lethal fungal infections, the disease may be halted.
Coral reefs may be protected by natural ocean thermostat
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 07, 2008 |
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Natural processes may prevent oceans from warming beyond a certain point, helping protect some coral reefs from the impacts of climate change, new research finds. The study, by scientists at the National Center ...
Scientists observe gene pulsing activity
Jun 12, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists say they've observed for the first time that gene expression can occur in the form of discrete "pulses" of gene activity.
Need a Special Gift for a Special Person? UB Developed Products Make Life (and Giving) Easier
Dec 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Is there someone on your gift list who could use a little help opening the jar of candied cherries for the holiday fruitcake? Or needs to raise the thermostat without getting up from the recliner?
Water heater choice and maintenance can reduce energy costs
Nov 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Between 16 and 18 percent of home energy is used to generate hot water, so hot water tank maintenance can pay big dividends on your energy bill.
Researchers shed light on fat burning
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Researchers at Georgia State University have found that fat cells give feedback to the brain in order to regulate fat burning much the same way a thermostat regulates temperature inside a house.
Shade Tree Coverage Reduces Power Costs
Nov 15, 2008 |
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An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners’ electricity bills during hot summer months.
New findings blow a decade of assumptions out of the water
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2007 |
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The Atlantic Ocean doesn't receive the mother lode of fixed nitrogen, the building block of life, after all. Instead, comparing fathom for fathom, the Pacific and Indian oceans experience twice the amount of nitrogen fixing ...
Simple tips can help keep your home warm this winter
Nov 07, 2007 |
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As winter weather approaches, there are a few simple and effective steps homeowners can take to keep the warmth in and the winter out, says a Purdue University energy expert.
Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...
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