By Gene Wang, People Power Did you know that the average household has 25 electronic devices plugged in at any given time? But many of these devices aren’t used daily, and are left plugged in. I challenge you to take a quick tour of your home to take an inventory … [continued]
MIT scientists and engineers have a new twist on phase-changing renewable technology. It combines the most efficient generation of solar steam to date by our favorite energy machine, the sun, and a new graphite-based collection system. This method puts out the lowest optical concentration reported thus far: steam generation at an … [continued]
Two PhD students at the University of Sydney have developed a solution to monitor the energy use of individual appliances in an effort to help consumers decide how and when to use or replace them. The “MyPower Energy Platform” uses a smart plug with an embedded GSM unit to … [continued]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/v/F1cZUCzcYMI&hl=en&fs=1] This week at ZapRoot: The Strandbeest behemoth (which we featured here on CleanTechnica) is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Ice in both poles is melting. Totally Useless Crap is back!
