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Posted byby John Tarantino
August 15, 2013

World’s Largest Solar Thermal Plant Nearing Completion in the Mojave Desert

The Mojave Desert is home to lizards, rare desert tortoises, and yucca trees among others. Thanks to its elevation and climate, this desert region receives a reliable supply of sunlight…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
August 7, 2013

French Group to Introduce Screen Charging Solar Phones

How often do you feel bummed after realizing that your phone battery’s already low when you least expected it? Well, we might not have to worry about that in the…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 29, 2013

Brazilian Research to Develop Cheap Pesticide Biosensors

When we think of biosensor contamination detection, we usually imagine expensive and sophisticated tech tools and laboratories. But a recently made research paper may provide a turnaround for this concept,…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 27, 2013

Solar Boat Breaks Records, Starts Scientific Expedition

Experimental solar vehicles often give us insight on the possibilities of concepts and technologies that are “instilled” in them. Solar Impulse for example, let’s us remember that even our current…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 24, 2013

New Swiss Bus System Charges Batteries in Seconds

Fast charging for EV’s mean a lot for people. In fact, the issue of battery charging time may perhaps be one of the key reasons why adoption of EV’s are…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 18, 2013

Research Suggest Cattail as Insulating Material

The cattail, or the Typha, is a plant that is has been long known to human civilization for thousands of years. The plant has served several uses throughout the ages,…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 3, 2013

The Disappearing Package Project

A box of soap that dissolves in the shower? A pod of detergent you can toss in the washing machine? While big brand names are trying to make their product packaging…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
July 2, 2013

The New Electric Vehicle Race

Back in 2009, auto blog Gas 2.0 published a fun little rivalry between former mayors of San Francisco and Portland who each declared that their city would be the EV…

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Posted byby James Daugherty
June 25, 2012

3 Days with a 2012 Chevy Volt

I have an awesome job; I get to work with some really great companies and do some cool things. Recently Chevrolet along with the social media analytics gurus at Klout asked if…

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Posted byby John Tarantino
May 7, 2012

The Most Efficient Cars

Many of us depend on the personal auto on a daily basis in order to get from one place to another. The personal auto plays a major role in our…