All too often, Freihaut said, energy efficiency gets lost in translation. The Energy Innovation Hub is trying to understand how buildings squander their energy-saving potential When t... Read more
Duke engineers have already shown that they can “cloak” light and sound, making objects invisible — now, they have demonstrated the theoretical ability to significantly inc... Read more
Of all the energy-saving tips out there, probably the one we hear most often is to not leave lights on when we leave a room. It’s good advice, yet cities around the world are not follo... Read more
As the saying goes, necessity breeds invention. Farmer Roger Barton needed to water his crops, and he needed fuel to run his irrigation system. The trouble came in 2008 when diesel prices re... Read more
Doing the laundry probably isn’t high on anyone’s list of fun things to do, so anything that speeds up the chore, while also cutting down on the amount of water and energy used,... Read more
The most recent UK figures from the Energy Saving Trust show that in one year, stereos left on standby cost £290m and produced 1.6 million tonnes of CO2. Read more
Image via Wikipedia It is currently estimated that natural gas resources will be exhausted in 130 years; however, those reserves where extraction is cost-effective will only flow for another... Read more