Jun
23
Heat Direct to Electricity Alloy Found
June 23, 2011 | 2 Comments
University of Minnesota (UM) engineering researchers in the College of Science and Engineering have recently discovered a new alloy material that converts heat directly into electricity. Getting from heat to electric power has a loss of the energy i.e. steam to turbine to generator with each step having energy losses of significance that the UM […]
Jun
22
Freedom At Risk
June 22, 2011 | 6 Comments
One hundred years ago having a horse was the vehicle of personal freedom – personal transportation, the means to go where we want when we want. Loose that and freedom as an experience of life will diminish, the standard of living as felt collapses, access to choice goes out of reach. Your freedom is under […]
Jun
21
The Incredible Shrinking LED
June 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
Many expect that LED technology is the electric light source for the future. It would be a very good bet. LEDs offer very low power consumption and long life. The current downside is the initial investment and the replacement cost projection. The economics work, but it takes years. University of Miami professor at the College […]
Jun
20
A Whole New System
June 20, 2011 | 2 Comments
There’s an anchor in the U.S. economy. The chain needs cut setting innovation and creativity free. While the topic today isn’t energy and fuel, getting minds and capital focused depends in a major way in shifting attention and funds away from waste to productive research and development. Dave Chase writes in Linkedin’s Tech Crunch about […]
Jun
17
Up Close Look at Biofuel’s Nemesis – Lignin
June 17, 2011 | 3 Comments
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) with a “first of its kind” combination of experiment and simulation is providing a closeup look at the lignin molecule that bedevils making next-generation biofuels. Lignin is a major component of plant cell walls. During processing it aggregates or clumps up, which cause problems during the […]
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