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TAU researchers find Oriental hornet harvests solar energy

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Researchers at Tel Aviv University, Israel (TAU) have found that the exoskeleton of the Oriental hornet can harvest solar energy. 2010) Solar energy harvesting in the epicuticle of the oriental hornet ( Vespa orientalis ), Naturewissenschaften. Marian Plotkin et al. Marian Plotkin et al.

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Graphene Flagship team develops powerful graphene-titania photocatalyst to reduce NOx

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Resources. The Graphene Flagship is tasked with bringing together academic and industrial researchers to take graphene from the realm of academic laboratories into European society in the space of 10 years, thus generating economic growth, new jobs and new opportunities. Guidetti, E.A.A. Lombardi, F. Tomarchio, I. Polishchuk, R. Joosten, A.

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New Electrostatic Nanocapacitors Offer High Power and High Energy Density

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The work was led by Professor Gary Rubloff, director of the University of Maryland’s NanoCenter and his collaborator Professor Sang Bok Lee, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the College of Chemical and Life Sciences (University of Maryland) and WCU (World Class University Program) professor at KAIST.

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EPFL/Technion team develops “champion” nanostructures for efficient solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen

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Researchers from EPFL in Switzerland and Technion-Israel Institue of Technology have developed nanoparticle-based ?-Fe Batteries, fuel cells and solar-energy conversion devices have emerged as a class of important technologies that increasingly rely on electrodes derived from nanoparticles. © LPI / EPFL. Click to enlarge.

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Chevron invests in Prussian Blue battery tech company Natron Energy; stationary storage for EV charging stations

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This has allowed Natron to build the first battery in which chemistry does not limit the lifetime of the system, opening up new opportunities for energy storage to support EV charging, renewables such as solar and wind, and industrial applications. Resources. Firouzi, R. Motallebi, C.W. Valencia, H.S. Fujimoto, L.A. Yang, and C.D.

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Capstone Turbine To Unveil Prototype Microturbine Range-Extended Electric Supercar at LA Auto Show

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A patented combustion system achieves extremely low exhaust emissions that do not require expensive exhaust after treatment to meet stringent California Air Resources Board and EPA 2010 requirements. Microturbine Powered Solar Concentrator System. DOE and BIRD Grants. The two-year project will total almost $3.8

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Solar, Wind and Biofuels Grew 53 Percent in 2008 Green Education = Environmental Religion? Individuals and businesses lose months and connect fees when they add solar and other forms of renewable energy to the grid. Shai Agassi predicts that Israel will have over 100,000 electric vehicles in use by 2010.

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