Technology

Berlin Announces Plans for World’s Largest Community Electric Car Infrastructure

Originally Published by Berlin Announces Plans for World\'s Largest Community Electric Car Infrastructure

On Friday, Chancellor Angela Merkel gave the green light to an ambitious infrastructure project, launching the world’s largest community effort for climate-friendly electric cars. Electricity provider RWE will install 500 power-points, where electric cars can charge up. Daimler AG and Smart are partnering in the project, which aims to have 100 electric Smart Cars on the streets of Berlin by the end of 2009.

Posted on October 17th, 2008
Climate, Energy, Technology

Boost for material that turns waste heat into electricity

Originally Published by Environment | guardian.co.uk

Thermoelectric device could be attached to car exhaust to recycle wasted heat to power engine.

Posted on October 16th, 2008
Energy, Technology

Space Rock Collides With Earth Right On Time

Originally Published by New Scientist - Space

Astronomers had calculated that the asteroid, called 2008 TC3, would hit Earth’s atmosphere above northern Sudan at 0246 on Tuesday 7 October… they were right.

Posted on October 15th, 2008
Technology, Would You Believe?

Cosmic Eye Sheds Light On Early Galaxy Formation, Just Two Billion Years After Big Bang

Originally Published by Science Daily

Astronomers have provided unique insight into the nature of a young star-forming galaxy as it appeared only two billion years after the Big Bang.

Posted on October 14th, 2008
Earth Observation, Technology

Europe follows fusion twin track

Originally Published by BBC News | Science & Environment | World Edition

An alternative fusion project is initiated in Europe that would seek abundant clean energy using a colossal laser.

Posted on October 12th, 2008
Energy, Technology

An Inconvenient Bag

Originally Published by Truthout - environment

The green giveaway of the moment - the reusable shopping bag - is a case study in how tricky it is to make products environmentally friendly.

Posted on October 5th, 2008
Technology

Carbon capture and storage - should Europe invest €12bn?

Originally Published by Environment | guardian.co.uk

Nick Mathiason discusses carbon capture and storage and whether the EU should invest €12bn

Posted on October 3rd, 2008
Climate, Energy, Politics, Technology

CERN Rivals Not Surprised By Melting Magnets

Originally Published by USA Today

The daring success of the world’s largest atom smasher on its opening day was more surprising to many scientists than the troubles it subsequently developed.

Posted on October 2nd, 2008
Technology

New Carbon Material Shows Promise Of Storing Large Quantities Of Renewable Electrical Energy

Originally Published by Science Daily

Engineers and scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the use of a one-atom thick structure called “graphene” as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices.

Posted on September 28th, 2008
Energy, Technology

Was the inventor of the telescope Dutch, Italian or Spanish?

Originally Published by BBC News

Was the telescope invented in Spain, not in the Netherlands as popularly assumed?

Posted on September 28th, 2008
Technology, Would You Believe?