Archive for December, 2007
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Herpetologists from Kenya and United Kingdom found a new species of spitting-cobra who is reported to be largest ever discovered. The newfound cobra has its habitation in Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia and it can “deliver more poison than any other cobras that have yet been discovered”. This cobra is also known as Ashe’s spitting cobra [...]
SCiB Recharges in 5 Minutes, Has a Lifespan of 10 Years
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Great news for those that are planning to buy environmental-friendly electric cars. Toshiba is going to release a revolutionary battery, called SCiB ( Super Charge ion Battery ), that as stated in the press release, charges 90 percent in just 5 minutes and can be recharged more than 5,000 times, which means a lifespan of [...]
New Type of Solar Cells
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007A group of scientists from Fujimori Kogyo and Toin University in Yokohama, Japan has developed a solar cell made of regular sheet, not of expensive silicone, using normal printing techniques. The cells are .015 inches (.44 mm) thick and they have an efficiency of 6% that is expected to grow in February, 2008 once they [...]
Seaweed and algae could be used against global warming
Monday, December 10th, 2007A group of scientists at a climate conference in Bali presented their latest research about under-sea vegetation and to be more specific about seaweed and algae. This vegetation is now recognized as a weapon against global warming. Their research was approved by scientists from 12 countries. Approvers of the research say that the good pace of photosynthesis [...]
Billboard Became a Power Plant due to the Sun
Thursday, December 6th, 2007As you’ve seen lately, companies try to profit from anything to produce a bit more green energy and today you’ll see how a California electricity supplier installed a solar-powered billboard that generated even more energy than it uses. This is a great idea and excepting it powers itself, it can also power a four-inhabitants household [...]
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