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• Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency Raised to 15%

  

  Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have many advantages over their silicon-based counterparts. They offer transparency, flexibility and high power conversion... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Electric Scooter With Smartphone Dock Released

  

  Terra Motors Corporation released a new model of electric scooter available in two versions: A4000i and A4000. The most prominent feature of this new model is... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Supercritical Oxidation Tech Turns Sewage Into Energy, Drinkable Water

  

  Infographic on proposed sanitation system. (Credit: Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering)A group of engineers from Duke University and the University of Missouri... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Cars Sold in the U.S. Getting More Fuel Efficient

  

  The last time Ford sold 70,000 F-Series pickups in a single month was March 2007. The best-selling truck eclipsed that mark again in May 2013, gaining 30.6% to... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• U.S. DOE Report Assesses Energy Sector Vulnerability Due to Climate Change

  

  Impacts to the US energy sector from climate conditions. (Source: U.S. Department of Energy) A detailed legend can be found on... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• French Electric Vehicle Trial Examines the Future of Electric Mobility

  

  Renault electric cars (from left to right): Fluence Z.E., Twizzy, Kangoo Express Z.E. and Clio-Sized Zoe Z.E. (Credit: Renault)Between March 2011 and December... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Geothermal Plants Can Cause Earthquakes, Say Scientists

  

  One of the geothermal plants on the southeast side of the Salton Sea, near Niland, California. (Credit: Flickr @ Daina Dajevskis http://www.flickr. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Explain Mixed Phase Titania Catalysts

  

  Anatase crystal. (Credit: Didier Descouens http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Archaeodontosaurus)A breakthrough in our understanding of the properties of... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Infographic Ranks the Greenest States in the U.S.

  Walking around in your neighborhood, you may see recycling cans on your curb, solar panels on your neighbor’s home, hybrid vehicles in nearby driveways, and mas... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Create Full-Scale Nuclear Reactor Simulation on Supercomputer

  

  This CASL visualization shows the thermal distribution of neutrons in Watts Bar Unit 1 Cycle 1 reactor core at initial criticality, as calculated by the VERA... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Half of Scotland’s Electricity Needs Can Be Covered by Tidal Turbines

  

  Orkney Islands seen from Pentland Firth on 22 July 1972. (Credit: Roger McLassus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1972_Orkney_Islands. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• EIA Launched Interactive Energy Map With Real-Time Weather Data

  

  US energy infrastructure with real-time storm information. (Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Energy Disruptions map.) A detailed legend can be... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Hoodwinked by Hybrids? A Resale Comparison of Gas and Hybrid Vehicles

  

  (Credit: Flickr @ Leonid Mamchenkov http://www.flickr.com/photos/mamchenkov/)Hybrid vehicles are touted by many to save you money at the pump and earn you... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Wind Research Facility Opens at Texas Tech

  

  SWiFT — Scaled Wind Farm Technology Facility. (Credit: Texas Tech University)A new wind research facility at Texas Tech University was commissioned on July 9. Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Study at Lithium Ions in Unprecedented Resolution

  

  Above (a), the nanobattery setup inside AC-STEM. Below (b), atomic resolution imaging of the front line of lithium ions entering a SnO2 nanowire. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• New Wave and Tidal Energy Technologies Review

  

  Pelamis Wave Energy Converter on site at the European Marine Energy Test Centre (EMEC).There have been many attempts to use both wave and tidal energy for at... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Scientists Ready to Produce Really Cheap Hydrogen Using Rust

  

  Hydrogen bubbles as they appear in a photoelectrochemical cell. (Credit: LPI / EPFL)Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL),... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• Large-Scale Lithium Energy Storage Facility Launched in Germany

  

  Völklingen-Fenne power plant site. (Credit: STEAG)Evonik Industries, STEAG, and other project partners put a lithium electricity storage system (LESSY) into... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• World’s First Solar Family Car Presented

  

  Stella, world's first solar-powered family car. (Photo: Bart van Overbeeke)The Solar Team Eindhoven (STE) at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e),... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY

• ABB, Fastned to Build World’s Largest Network of Charging Stations

  

  EV fast charging in highly urbanized Netherlands infographic. (Credit: ABB Group)ABB won a contract for nationwide electric vehicle fast-charging... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 CURRENT, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY