Energy

True Green Energy? Water-Based Artificial Leaf Produces Electricity

Water-gel-based solar devices, what researchers liken to "artificial leaves", can act like solar cells to produce electricity, bringing technology a bit closer to solar cells that more closely mimic the efficiency of nature and farther from the d ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 24 2010 - 12:15pm

Renewable Energy From A Native American Perspective

I grew up on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana. There is a National Bison Range located on the reservation where a herd of buffalo literally roam. ...

Article - Marianne Addison - Sep 25 2010 - 9:47am

A Young Researcher's Contributions To Renewable Energy Began With A Visit

A thirteen year old girl from Montana was visiting family in the Denver area. The sight of a huge cloud of smog in the sky made the girl think, “Oh my gosh! What are we doing?” This shocking discovery led to an interest in renewable energy. Today, that yo ...

Article - Marianne Addison - Oct 6 2010 - 4:49pm

A rather detailed rant on fission-based nuclear energy

"So whats wrong with going Nuclear," was what I thought was an innocent question to a friend, who in most aspects, I considered quite open minded. But it turns out that being open minded in some respects do not make you so in others. Nuclear powe ...

Blog Post - Siju Mammen - Oct 15 2010 - 11:11am

Nuclear Reactions For Beginners

To get a basic understanding of nuclear reactions, a high school level knowledge of a few basic concepts will suffice. In this regard, I'll start with a short recap of some concepts that will be used. Structure of the atom A basic atomic model will su ...

Article - Siju Mammen - Oct 18 2010 - 12:19pm

Nuclear Reactions For Beginners: How Reactors Operate

See  Nuclear Reactions for Beginners to get an introduction to the basic concepts ...

Article - Siju Mammen - Oct 19 2010 - 4:03am

Nanotube Thermopower- The Energy Of Batteries, The Power Of Capacitors

Energy storage optimization takes a great deal of wisdom, such as the proper trade-offs between energy density or power density.   Batteries, which store energy by separating chemicals and are better for delivering lots of energy, while capacitors, which ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 20 2010 - 10:19am

The Little Girl Who Lit The Bayonne Bridge

Spanning the Kill Van Kull tidal strait and first opened in 1931, the Bayonne Bridge was the longest in the world until 1978 and is currently the fourth longest steel arch bridge in the world.  Today it carries about 20,000 vehicles per day over its four l ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2010 - 5:00am

A Nanoscale Clue To Why Car Batteries Grow Old

Lithium-ion batteries are commonly regarded as promising for the cars of the future (at least until hydrogen fuel cells are ready for prime time) but environmentalists interested in electric or hybrid vehicles are concerned about the acid rain caused by ba ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2010 - 11:02am

Why Bio Diesel?

Many alternative Bio Diesel fuels have been shown to have better exhaust emissions than traditional Diesel fuel. Jatropha Bio diesel holds promise as fuel alternatives for diesel engine because:- Bio Diesel are renewable fuelDepletion of the Primary Fuels ...

Blog Post - Ashwani Kumar - Oct 21 2010 - 11:07pm