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- PC era ending, tablets and smartphones on the rise.
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- Reverse Combustion: Can CO2 Be Turned Back into Fuel? [Video]: Scientific American
- Fuel Cell Power - GOVERNMENT ACTION TO BUILD A LOW CARBON ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
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- As the Sun Awakens, NASA Keeps a Wary Eye on Space Weather - NASA Science
- Nasa warns solar flares from 'huge space storm' will cause devastation - Telegraph
energy generation
Nano Scale Photosynthesis for Power Generation
Submitted by frank on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 15:14.Good news for those who think that machines are getting entirely too good at replacing humans - they've set their sights on the plants as well. Of course, this assumes your definition of "good" includes "misery loves company". A recent nanotechnological breakthrough means that machines could access the most awesome power source available - the sun.
BBC NEWS | Technology | Nanowires allow 'power dressing'
Submitted by frank on Thu, 07/17/2008 - 15:09.http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7241040...
Scientists in the US have developed novel brush-like fibres that generate electrical energy from movement.
Weaving them into a material could allow designers to create "smart" clothes which harness body movement to power portable electronic gadgets.
Writing in the journal Nature, the team say that the materials could also be used in tents or other structures to harness wind energy.
