energy

No more pause: Global warming will be non-stop from now on

Posted in Science on 1st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

Once temperatures start rising again, it looks like they will keep going up without a break for the rest of the century, unless we cut our greenhouse gas emissions.

Tesla in deal to build 400 charging stations in China

Posted in Featured, Hardware on 1st Sep, 2014
by Alex Muller

The Chinese market has become vital for many global automakers.

A low-cost water splitter that runs on an ordinary AAA battery

Posted in Hardware on 26th Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

This could allow for true zero-emissions fuel-cell vehicles and save hydrogen producers billions of dollars in electricity costs.

Global warming slowdown 'could last another decade'

Posted in Science on 23rd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

Scientists have struggled to explain the so-called pause that began in 1999, despite ever increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

Solar energy that doesn't block the view

Posted in Hardware on 22nd Aug, 2014
by Alex Muller

A new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window.