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"Reading this, your body at rest is emitting about 100 watts into the environment. If you're sitting in an open plan office, count the number of surrounding colleagues and you don't need to be a maths genius to appreciate the possibilities of tapping into all that wasted energy. tags Charging Up Stairs New Renewable EnergyInstead it could provide a renewable energy source to power office lighting or laptops - and it may be possible to recharge your mobile phone by walking to the photocopier." I searched for "stairs" on the plime search engine, and it only seemed to catch around nineteen hits. So I guess this one's good. :) picked by Jetka 8 months ago |
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As the sizes of sensor networks and mobile devices shrink toward the microscale, and even nanoscale, there is a growing need for suitable power sources. Because even the tiniest battery is too big to be used in nanoscale devices, scientists are exploring nanosize systems that can salvage energy from the environment. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
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The viability of harnessing waves as a lucrative renewable energy source received a boost last week following the announcement that the world's first commercial wave energy project will begin delivering wave-generated energy to the north of Portugal later this month. 1 comments edit related share plime.comalso see here picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
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Leave it to the British to figure out a way to shame homeowners into making their houses more energy efficient. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Mobile phone operator Orange said on Tuesday it had teamed up with GotWind, a firm specializing in renewable energy, to produce a recharger powered by dance energy alone. 0 comments edit related share technology-they have to change the name though... picked by bevissimo 4 months ago |
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Meet the standard British electrical socket; actually designed with an on/off switch. Many electrical appliances draw electricity even when they’re turned off. Here’s the euro solution: Every electrical socket in my flat here in the UK has an on/off switch. Imagine how much energy we could save if we cut off the electricity to every socket not in use. This is cutting down on wasted ene... read full post picked by pitim 12 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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What's more important to Vermont residents when it comes to the environment? The preservation of their picturesque mountaintops or renewable energy? The plans for windmills may mar the landscape, but perhaps the benefits are far greater. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Yay! for more renewable energy, and an initiative taken by the government to make it work! picked by Muppetmaker 10 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Galaxies today are struggling to clump together against the incredible repulsive power of dark energy, hints a new survey of thousands of galaxies. Measuring this anti-clumping effect puts a new arrow in the quiver of cosmologists seeking to uncover the nature of the mysterious force. picked by deepchill 8 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Your mobile phone could soon be prompting you to save energy by unplugging the phone's charger when the battery is full, an initiative Nokia said on Thursday it would roll out across its device range. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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As gas prices continue to soar to record highs, motorists are crying out for an alternative that won’t cramp their pocketbooks. Scientists at U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory are answering that call by working to chemically manipulate algae for production of the next generation of renewable fuels – hydrogen gas. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Energy Champions is a fast and furious game where you must collect the recycling dropped from above by the selfish workers and place them in the correct recycling bins before your carbon workprint becomes too big. picked by willcheng 9 months ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
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"In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine." picked by ybcool 2 months ago 9 comments edit related share technology |
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Scientists don't know what dark energy is, but they observe its tugging effect, which causes the expansion of the universe to accelerate. Now they have seen this mysterious force in some of the largest known features of the cosmos, called superclusters and supervoids. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
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Technology that first appeared in digital watches and calculators back in the 1970s is being used to develop durable and community-friendly low energy street lighting. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 2 comments edit related share technology |
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New BMW M3 V8 engine has become more responsible in the way of a system called Brake Energy Regeneration. picked by themeat 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share technology |
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Flat-screen televisions, computers and other hi-tech gadgets will use nearly half of a typical household's total electricity by 2020, an energy conservation body said in a report on Wednesday. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Plans for a nuclear fusion reactor facility are soon to be underway, with a mission to demonstrate that inertial fusion could be used as a future energy source--to power the whole world. picked by deepcleanfun 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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Distant supernovas (bright dots), captured by NASA’s Hubble telescope, open new vistas into the expansion history of the early universe. As early as 9 billion years ago, a mysterious repulsive force known as dark energy is seen exerting its influence.Even weirder than dark matter—the invisible stuff constituting most of the mass of the universe—is dark energy, a myst... read full post picked by rambler 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The UK's first Energy Saving Day has ended with no noticeable reduction in the country's electricity usage. 3 comments edit related share scienceWay to go, UK! picked by keroberos32 7 months ago |
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There is a lot of information here regarding global energy consumption and production. It helps put things in a bit of perspective. picked by buddha 7 months ago 1 comments edit related share world |