For the first time University of Michigan students have managed to implement mirror technology in a solar car. The vehicle, named Continuum, arrived at the 7th place at the Panasonic World Solar Challenge, a 1,800-mile race across Australia. In the ...

Green computing, the study and practice of efficient and eco-friendly computing resources, is now under the attention of not only environmental organizations, but also businesses from other industries. In recent years, companies in the computer industry have come to realize ...

Researchers from the University of Michigan have found that organic farming in developed countries could yield up to three times as much food on individual farms as low-intensive methods on the same land. Yields of organic and conventional farming methods ...

Leonardo Amerigo Bonanni, a Ph.D. student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has designed a device that makes and recycles plastic dishes in various shapes. His “Dishmaker”, which is about the size of a regular dishwasher, can make plates, cups ...

Young inventor offers a new approach to wind-based energy generation. WindBelt technology is an alternative to the ugly, costly and complex wind turbines –. Instead of the conventional focus on “rotation”, this new wind-based power generator capitalizes on “vibration”, making ...

Since Zephyr, a 30kg solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), completed a 54-hour flight in late August 2007, it holds the world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight. During the 54 hour test flight, the Zephyr UAV, built by a team ...

Denny Klein, an inventor from Florida, has introduced the world’s first water powered car. His own 1994 Ford Escort, labeled “Hydrogen Technology”, can run on a combination of water and gasoline, and Klein says it is possible to develop a ...

Sony, one of the world’s largest battery makers, developed a battery that generates electricity from carbohydrates (sugar). The device was developed based on the same power generation principles found in living organisms. Test batteries showed the ability to produce 50 ...

The Chinese Company Pearl-Hydrogen has developed a new type of fuel-cell powered bicycles. The 32kg (70pounds) bike has a 180W motor and a range of 60 kilometers (37 miles). The bike has a maximum speed of about 25km/h (15mph) and ...

A team of scientists including Nobel laureate Alan Heeger, Professor of physics at the Center for Polymers and Organic Solids at University of California, Santa Barbara, and Kwanghee Lee of Korea have created a new “tandem” organic solar cell with ...