Energy Efficiency

Nuclear Powered Planes Will Not Assure the Destruction of Humankind

Aviation experts in the U.K. are arguing that the industry should push to convert their planes from using fossil fuel to using nuclear energy, an idea that’s sure to illicit a visceral “holy crap, god no!” reaction from the get go. But while it’s hard to separate the idea from the mental image of flying…

Tech News Elaine Chow Oct 28

E-Charkha Wheel Spins Yarn Whilst Generating Energy, Karma

Impoverished Indian families can look into getting the e-charkha, an electricity-generating version of the ubiquitous yarn-making spinning wheel, as a way to increase productivity without a boost in energy costs. The e-charkha, designed by RS Hiremath, generates juice as the charkha spins and diverts it into a free battery at the bottom of the machine.…

Tech News Elaine Chow Oct 27

Fiat Eco Drive Tells You How To Drive Cleaner

There are lots of ways to get the most out of your fuel tank without resorting to buying a new car—closing the windows when traveling over 50mph, using a car’s air flow system rather than the AC, and easing on the break being just a couple of examples. In case you need a little help…

Tech News Elaine Chow Oct 21

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Can Adjust Home Temps Online

Winter is just around the corner and, with gas prices still unstable, it’s now even more important to monitor your thermostat. That’s tough and annoying though, which is why gadgets like Ecobee are coming out on the market. Ecobee has an integrated programmable smart thermostat with a WiFi-enabled touchscreen that automatically sets your household to…

Tech News Elaine Chow Oct 16

Free-Piston Engines Are Ultra-Efficient, Could Replace Gas and Diesel

As we move toward battery and hydrogen cell breakthroughs that could wean us off our addiction to oil, here’s at least one engine design from yesteryear that ought to be examined a bit more. The free-piston engine, first invented in 1920, is cheap to build and roughly twice as efficient as current gas engines. Unlike…

Tech News Elaine Chow Oct 3

Google Claims Most Efficient Data Centers Ever

Responding to criticism for its secrecy over its data centers, Google has lifted the veil a little on how much energy its information hotbeds use. The world’s largest search engine insisted that Google-designed data centers used nearly five times less energy than conventional facilities, and launched a website to inform environmentally-bent customers on their 5-step…

Tech News Elaine Chow Oct 1

Scientists Bring Us Closer to Methane-Driven Economy With Powdered Gas

Scientists have found a way to create powdered methane, making it much easier to store the elusive silent-but-deadly gas. By mixing the methane in a blender with water and silica, roughly one liter of the fuel can be stored in about six grams of powder. Though the powder form still needs to be held under…

Tech News Elaine Chow Sep 17

Rohm Circuit Kills Vampire Power, Pulls No Electricity On Standby

Japanese semiconductor maker Rohm is looking to vanquish vampire power, the energy wasted by tech on stand-by, with its new LSI circuits. The circuits consume no electricity even when in stand-by mode, allowing for a quick power up without the power drain. Considering that roughly 10% of a house’s energy bill goes to these silent…

Tech News Elaine Chow May 10

Solar Streetlamp Watches You to Save Power

By integrating LED lighting and motion detectors, Clavero’s design only uses full power when people pass by. The rest of the time it remains at one third power to save power and reduce light pollution. Though this will no doubt save thousands of dollars, walking down a street lined with these could feel like a…

Tech News Eric Sheline Feb 10

Radical Ceiling Fan Blade Mocks Nature

We’ve been doing the ceiling fan thing all wrong for all these years. Turns out the best design for a fan blade is to twist it into the shape of a seed pod from a Sycamore tree. Spin it around at just 70 to 130 revs per minute, and you get the same airflow as…

Tech News Charlie White Jun 19

Brits Go Green with Eco-M 100+MPG Sports Car

Those Brits and their cars are at it again. Now they’ve started a car company called Axon Automotive, showing it means business in the energy-efficient market space with its Eco-M, a bare-bones sporty car with a 1.4-liter gasoline engine. The car will be able to sip fuel and still go fast, capable of far greater…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 27

One Click Power Neutralizes Scum-Sucking Wall Warts While You Sleep

The One Click Power Strip’s black socket is for your PC, and all your other peripherals plug into the other outlets. When you turn on your computer, this clever power strip senses that and turns on all the other outlets. It’s an efficient way to save energy from those power-sucking wall warts, trickling veritable kilowatts…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 26

Bye Bye Wall Warts? Run (Almost) Everything At 12 Volts

Google founder Larry Page is getting sick and tired of inefficient power supplies in servers eating up boatloads of his profits, so he’s calling for home computers and servers to have everything running at 12 volts, eliminating the need for those energy-sucking power supplies inside PCs with their various voltages and lame wastefulness. Begged Page…

Tech News Charlie White Sep 27

Ultra High Efficiency LED Created

First it was a challenge to make LEDs that created truly white light instead of that yellowish or bluish glow, but that problem has long been solved. Now the race is on to enhance their efficiency. Cree Inc. just raised the bar, producing a white LED that can crank out 131 lumens per watt. This…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 21

LED-Flex: Like Neon Tied Up In Knots

Mule Lighting has created a substitute for neon that’s made up of flexible LEDs that are just as bright but 70% more energy efficient. The lights also last longer than neon and are more durable, too, with their specially-designed LEDs cleverly inserted inside tough yet flexible tubes. That bendability facilitates dazzling applications as well—Mule says,…

Gadgets Charlie White Mar 20

Nuclear Powered Planes Will Not Assure the Destruction of Humankind

E-Charkha Wheel Spins Yarn Whilst Generating Energy, Karma

Fiat Eco Drive Tells You How To Drive Cleaner

Ecobee Smart Thermostat Can Adjust Home Temps Online

Free-Piston Engines Are Ultra-Efficient, Could Replace Gas and Diesel

Google Claims Most Efficient Data Centers Ever

Scientists Bring Us Closer to Methane-Driven Economy With Powdered Gas

Rohm Circuit Kills Vampire Power, Pulls No Electricity On Standby

Solar Streetlamp Watches You to Save Power

Radical Ceiling Fan Blade Mocks Nature

Brits Go Green with Eco-M 100+MPG Sports Car

One Click Power Neutralizes Scum-Sucking Wall Warts While You Sleep

Bye Bye Wall Warts? Run (Almost) Everything At 12 Volts

Ultra High Efficiency LED Created

LED-Flex: Like Neon Tied Up In Knots

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