http://www.ccnmag.com Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:47:59 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/new_sunflower-inspired_pattern_increases_concentrated_solar_efficiency Just outside Seville, in the desert region of Andalucia, Spain, sits an oasis-like sight: a 100-meter-high pillar surrounded by rows of giant mirrors rippling outward CalTechNews Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:14:28 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/paint-on_solar_cells_developed Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light -- electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside. CalTechNews Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:54:06 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/insect_cyborgs_as_first_responders_ Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans. CalTechNews Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:53:53 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/boost_in_battery_energy_capacity,_charge_rate Imagine a cellphone battery that stayed charged for more than a week and recharged in just 15 minutes. That dream battery could be closer to reality thanks to Northwestern University research CalTechNews Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:26:12 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/solar_concentrator_increases_collection_with_less_loss Converting sunlight into electricity is not economically attractive because of the high cost of solar cells, but a recent, purely optical approach to improving luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) may ease the problem, according to researchers at Argonn CalTechNews Sun, 06 Nov 2011 10:24:13 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/vast_coast-to-coast_clean_energy_source_in_u_s_ New research from SMU's Geothermal Laboratory, funded by a grant from Google.org, documents significant geothermal resources across the United States capable of producing more than three million megawatts of green power -- 10 times the installed capacity CalTechNews Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:44:31 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/new_device_generates_energy_from_small_vibrations Researchers are harnessing electricity from low-power sources in the environment, such as vibrations from swaying bridges, humming machinery and rumbling foot traffic. CalTechNews Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:15:10 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/microbes_clean_up_waste,_generate_electricity Researchers at Michigan State University have unraveled the mystery of how microbes generate electricity while cleaning up nuclear waste and other toxic metals CalTechNews Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:17:32 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/cars_could_run_on_recycled_newspaper_ Here's one way that old-fashioned newsprint beats the Internet. Tulane University scientists have discovered a novel bacterial strain, dubbed "TU-103," that can use paper to produce butanol, a biofuel that can serve as a substitute for gasoline CalTechNews Sat, 27 Aug 2011 09:33:42 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/phone_losing_charge_with_photovoltaic_polarizers,_devices_could_be_powered_by_sunlight We've all worried about the charge on our smartphone or laptop running down when we have no access to an electrical outlet. But new technology developed by researchers could finally help solve the problem CalTechNews Wed, 17 Aug 2011 08:47:28 +0100