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Coming Soon: Batteries That Run On (And Clean) Used Toilet Water

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Aug 22, 2011

Cleaning the dirty water from our drains and toilets is an expensive and energy-sucking task. A new fuel cell uses bacteria to remove grossness from the water and generate power at the same time.READ»

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Sun-Less Solar Cells Could Make Energy From Anything Hot

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 1, 2011

Photovoltaic cells that convert heat, not sunlight, to electricity may turn out to be the solution for capturing all the energy we waste through heat.READ»

TECHNOLOGY | Comment

London's Black Cabs Go Green

BY David ZaxWed Mar 30, 2011

A fleet should be ready by the London Olympics in 2012.READ»

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Nanotech Advance Will Make Tranportation of Hydrogen Fuel Safer

BY Kit EatonMon Mar 14, 2011

As an eco-fuel, hydrogen has numerous advantages, including clean emissions. Storing hydrogen, however, has been proven difficult and dangerous--until now. The DOE has achieved a nanotech breakthrough that will allow for the safe storage and transport of hydrogen. READ»

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Fuel Cells Are All Grown Up and Can Now Power Supertankers and the Electrical Grid

BY Kit EatonWed Jan 12, 2011

New technological breakthroughs lead to larger tasks--and big environmental benefits. READ»

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Body Fluid-Powered Fuel Cell Could Turn Pacemaker Patients Into Steve Austin

BY Kit EatonWed May 19, 2010

Fuel cell technology is hyped as a possible future power system for electric vehicles, but it's actually got a plethora of uses: The latest, and perhaps greatest, is a glucose cell for medical devices that could get its "fuel" from your body.

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Fuel-Cell Powered BMW Bike Concept Revealed

BY Ariel SchwartzFri Feb 26, 2010

It's fuel cell madness! First Bloom Energy revealed its much-hyped fuel cell-powered Bloom Energy Server earlier this week, and now a group of design students from the ISD of Valenciennes in France have unveiled a slick concept BMW ...READ»

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How Does the Bloom Box Energy Server Work?

BY Ariel SchwartzWed Feb 24, 2010

Now that the dust has started to settle on the unveiling of the Bloom Energy Server, we thought it might be useful to take a more detailed look at some of the technology behind the fuel cell-powered electricity generator. The Bloom ...READ»

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Blimp My Ride: Luxury Eco-Zeppelin Does London to NYC in 37 Unforgettable Hours

BY Kit EatonWed Feb 3, 2010

If the idea of drifting leisurely over the Atlantic on a 37-hour journey between New York and London with access to a luxury sleeping cabin and a bar with the best view on (or, technically, above) Earth appeals to you, you'll like ...READ»

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Toshiba Releases Methanol-Powered Fuel Cell Gadget Charger

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Oct 22, 2009

Gadget lovers, rejoice: Toshiba has finally released its long-awaited portable fuel-cell charger for mobile devices. But at $320, the methanol cartridge-powered Dynario fuel cell isn't cheap. A single cartridge can charge a single ...READ»

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Hydrogen Fuel Gets a Boost on Long Island

BY Ariel SchwartzThu Feb 19, 2009

The Long Island town of Hempstead has opened a hydrogen fueling station less than 24 hours after San Francisco unveiled three plug-in hybrid (PHEV) fueling stations. The $2 million Hempstead station, which makes hydrogen on-site ...READ»

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First Gadget-Charging Fuel Cell Isn't a Taste of the Future

BY Kit EatonThu Feb 12, 2009

Fuel cells will one day power your car, your laptop, camera and cellphone, but until the day the tech matures enough to become fully integrated, a likely stopgap will be gadget power-booster devices like this new one from Medis ...READ»

SOLAR CELLS | Comment

Renewable Energy Solar Cells Ain't So Renewable

BY Kit EatonTue Feb 10, 2009

Sanyo's just announced that it's going to build a new factory in Japan dedicated to solar photovoltaic cell manufacture--the company plans to double its solar cell output to meet rising demand as the world slowly catches on to the ...READ»

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Goodbye Boxy: Why Future Gadgets Will Be Curvy

BY Kit EatonMon Jan 12, 2009

In the natural world straight lines are a fairly rare thing. Yet we humans love imposing the hard angles on our constructions and, of course, our gizmos. In the near future this will change, our gadgets will all be curvaceous and ...READ»

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New Hydrogen Production Method Means Bye-Bye Oil?

BY Kit EatonWed Jan 7, 2009

Hydrogen's promise as an incredibly useful fuel has long been known. It's light, clean, non-polluting, and not overly difficult to produce. But researchers have recently cracked a new more effective method for producing the gas that's ...READ»

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Why The Reign of Conventional Batteries Is Nearly Over

BY Kit EatonFri Dec 12, 2008

As usual this holiday season millions of kids will be opening gifts that a caring parent must crack open immediately to jam in batteries before the playing can begin. Since its invention in 1800 as the "Voltaic pile" by Alessandro ...READ»