Dead Phone? It’s No Problem You Can Charge It In Just 1 Second

A team from the University of Illinois researchers led by William P. King recently announced a revolutionary breakthrough in the way consumer-electronics and vehicles are powered. The team has developed 3-D-electrodes that allow it to…

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How Carbon Capture Technology Is Turning CO2 Into Cash

Today there are over 50,000 active coal plants in the world, and by 2030 fossil fuels will still account for 85% of the global energy market. Fossil fuel-based power plants are no more than 50%…

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$500 Billion Needed To Build US Smart Grid By 2030, Benefits Estimated At $2 trillion

20th Century Grids Giving Way To 21st century Smart Grids According to  the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) the US energy grid can be characterized by its huge size, fragmentation and complex system.…

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Architecture by Robots, Revolutionary Design And Unprecedented Efficiency

Robots are starting to make a compelling case for widespread use in architecture and construction; their efficiency, once prototypes and generic designs have been created by humans, warrant a revision of widely accepted canons of…

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Underwater Robots To Help Coral Reefs Recover

Coral reefs, some of nature’s most beautiful creations, are being threatened by bottom fishing, marine pollution and climate change. The livelihoods of half a billion people depend directly on the health of coral reefs and…

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Exploring DNA of World’s Most Innovative Companies

Forbes, Fast Company, and Business Week are among the most popular and discussed list keepers of the world’s most innovative companies. These lists are built on the idea that special people from companies like Amazon,…

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Siemens $1.6 Billion Contract To Deliver 1,140 New Carriages To The British Rail Network

Siemens recently announced that they have been rewarded the Thameslink train contract and will manufacture and deliver 1,140 new carriages for the British rail network to the tune of £1.6 billion. This is all part…

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The Connected Car: 45 Billion Hours A Year Spent On The Road In The USA Alone

Americans spend 45 billion hours a year in their automobiles and recent advances in technology, especially the smart phone, are leading manufacturers to develop new entertainment systems and new profit centers. Big Auto Wants a…

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Nanowires At 1/10000 The Size Of Human Hair Break Solar Cell Efficiency Limits

Building Solar Cells Nanowire By Nanowire The solar cell efficiency limit, known as the “Shockley Queisser Limit” (SQL) has held for many years. But recent research using nanowires seems to show that scientists will soon…

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Using Residual Nerve Reinnervation To Control Prosthetic Limbs

New Hope For Amputees Dr. Todd Kuiken of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago has developed a new surgical procedure that uses residual nerve signals to control a prosthetic limb. Called Targested Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) surgeons…

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