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Futurity.org – Policy debate hypes wasteful side of hybrid cars

February 4th, 2013

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Critics of energy efficiency programs in public policy debates have cited the “rebound effect” as a reason that hybrid cars and plug-in electric vehicles …

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/policy-debate-hypes-wasteful-side-of-hybrid-cars/

Futurity.org – iPad power from bendy glass fuel cells?

December 6th, 2012

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Major components of a new fuel cell are made of bulk metallic glasses—extremely pliable and …

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Futurity.org – First 'top to bottom' carbon solar cell

November 2nd, 2012

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Unlike rigid silicon solar panels that adorn many rooftops, the thin film prototype is made of carbon materials that can be coated from solution. “Perhaps …

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/first-%E2%80%98top-to-bottom%E2%80%99-carbon-solar-cell/

Futurity.org – New fuel cell catalyst competes with platinum

October 21st, 2012

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New fuel cell catalyst competes with platinum. Finding a nonplatinum catalyst to getting fuel cells out of labs and into production …

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Futurity.org – No lack of wind for energy, computer model shows

September 12th, 2012

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“We’re not saying, ‘Put turbines everywhere,’ but we have shown that there is no fundamental barrier to obtaining half or even several times the world’s all…

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/no-lack-of-wind-for-energy-computer-model-shows/

Futurity.org – 'Biohybrid' solar cell runs on spinach power

September 6th, 2012

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(Credit: “natural energy concept” via Shutterstock). VANDERBILT (US) — Scientists have combined spinach’s photosynthetic protein, which

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/%E2%80%98biohybrid%E2%80%99-solar-cell-runs-on-spinach-power/

Futurity.org – Cooler coal plants could cut emissions

August 28th, 2012

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“The estimated health costs of burning coal in the US are in the range of $150 billion to $380 billion, including 18,000-46,000 premature deaths, 540,000 asthma attacks…

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GREEN NEWS ARTICLE SOURCE- http://www.futurity.org/earth-environment/cooler-coal-plants-could-cut-emissions/

Futurity.org – Flaws may drive superconductor's power

August 27th, 2012

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Flaws may drive superconductor’s power. Flaws on the surface of copper-oxygen superconducting crystals may play a role in the material’s superconductivity at …

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Futurity.org – Solar-power potty wins toilet challenge

August 27th, 2012

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A team at Caltech has built a solar – powered portable toilet that could help solve a major health problem …

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Futurity.org – Super clear, low-cost films for touch screens

August 8th, 2012

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Thin, conductive films are useful in displays and solar cells. A new method for making indium…

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