Commack students get $8,100 grant to make energy-saving device We will invent a device that reduces standby power consumption in the home and office.
Einstein's theory of General Relativity may have been flawed Is Einstein finally wrong?
The DIY fish supper: Future kitchen grows its own vegetables and seafood Future cooks will use an indoor biosphere
Mobile Mini House French designer Stephanie Bellanger comes the Mobile Mini House
Eight Years of Bush: It’s Over at Last George Bush admitted having made many “mistakes"....
The Greatest Inventions Nikola Tesla Never Created Inventor Nikola Tesla invented the radio, experimented with wireless electricity, and designed a death ray. In science fiction, his work goes even further. We list Tesla's greatest fictional...
Why electric cars have stalled Facing technical challenges and a weak market, many of Silicon Valley's electric-car startups are changing direction.
Is It Time to Kill Off the Flush Toilet? We're dumping up to 22 liters of drinkable water every day, one three- to six-liter flush at a time.
Citing Need for Assessments, U.S. Freezes Solar Energy Projects Mirrors channel sunlight onto a tube filled with oil at a solar power plant in Boulder City, Nev. The plant produces energy to power about 14,000 homes.
Green could be key to job preservation Gutted power industry could benefit from alternative fuel facilities.
Solar energy can heat your house Today, solar energy is used to heat water that runs through piping in the flooring
Russian designer invents flying rug for civil and military use Unlike heavy aircraft of modern-day aviation, Evolution is easy to transport.
15MV/meter from Lightning Bolts within Cells Traditional techniques for studying disease at the level of tissues average out differences between cells.
Russian Scientists To Prevent Global Warming The technique involves a thin layer airplanes spraying
White Is the New Green Our sun illuminates the earth with a steady 1,350 watts per square meter. Some of this energy is absorbed by the atmosphere, some is reflected back into space, and some makes it to the earth's...
Vertical farming in the big Apple Downtown Manhattan is hardly a place you would associate with agriculture. Rather, with its countless restaurants, cafes, shops and supermarkets this is a place of consumption.
Global warming confusing birds and whales Cranes, for example, are remaining in Germany during the winter rather than flying south to Spain. But, El Kabiri warned, "a harsh winter (in Germany) could decimate the population."
Running on fumes Revolutionary prototype vehicle aims for 2008 launch
Ancient Plant May Become New Source of Biofuel Camelina can grow in arid conditions, can produce more oil from its seeds for a lower price
This man uses the solution he created in the 7th grade to help others globally He’s traveling to Botswana this summer to promote his product.
Wind, sun and tides power Biorock, rehab for recovering coral reefs "I've seen the natural ecosystem get worse and worse. It's overused, overexploited"
Energy-saving innovators Though state and academia set the stages, the high-tech blueprints for preserving natural resources are flowing from everyday citizens.
Six Strokes of Genius / INVENTION AWARDS After a lifetime of making racecars go faster, Bruce Crower's new engine uses steam to squeeze more mileage from gas
CO2 rises exceed worst-case scenarios The researchers found that no part of the world reduced the amount of carbon used to produce energy between 2000 and 2004, despite widespread publicity in support of greener sources of energy.
Simplified cost analysis for solar/wind technology. This document is a simplified view on cost analysis of economical viability from only simple comparison of cost of equipment for solar/wing energy equipment versus utility cost based on the cheapest...
Oil from Algae? It's Possible. Algae as a feedstock appear to have many advantages relative to other bio-feedstocks.
Supplying the World's Energy Needs with Light and Water A leading chemist says that a better understanding of photosynthesis could lead to cheap ways to store solar energy as chemical fuel.
Harvest energy from cars 'Solve problems by building stuff,' says architect
High Altitude Jet Stream Potential The jet stream typically blows from west to east six to nine miles over the Northern Hemisphere at speeds up to 310 miles per hour.
Solar power cell breakthrough by Australians CHEAPER solar power could be available in a few years due to pioneering work by Australian scientists on an improved solar cell.
Is Wind Power Full of Hot Air? In 2002, there were 54 days in western Denmark on which the wind power systems supplied less than 1 percent of demand, according to an analysis by Denmark energy consulting firm
Sustainable Fuel for the Transportation Sector There is no CO2 emission from the chemical processing system, and the only CO2 released to the environment is from the transportation engine.
John Hutchison, The Scientist From Vancouver The phrase "Hutchison effect" is used except about John's levitation experiments also about these weird pieces of metal.
Edison did not invent the Incandescent light bulb Forget Edison. The incandescent light bulb was invented by a couple of bright lights right here in Toronto
Iraq may hold twice as much oil The estimate is based on analysis of geological surveys.
EPA Proposes More Stringent Emissions Rules for Small Nonroad and Marine Spark-Ignition Engines Americans spend more than three billion hours per year using lawn and garden equipment. Currently, a push mower emits as much hourly pollution as 11 cars and a riding mower emits as much as 34 cars
The world's dirtiest city most polluted city on earth, the smog is so thick that it seems to consume its source. Iron foundries, smelting plants and cement factories loom out of the haze then disappear once more as you drive...
Dallas Grandpa's Building Flying Car Two septuagenarians out in Dallas have designed their own flying car.
European Union's climate change goals will cost €1 trillion Report outlines daunting task of CO2 targets. Insulation more effective than new power stations
US supreme court overrules Bush's refusal to restrict C02 The US supreme court yesterday issued a landmark ruling in favour of environmentalists and against George Bush.
