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November 2009

The Tech Behind the Winning Solar Car

A mix of satellite-grade solar cells, good batteries, a new motor, and a little luck

November 2009

Plastic Solar Cells Roll Into Unlit Villages

Printed roll-to-roll organic PVs may not be the most powerful, but they're cheap

Mon, September 28, 2009

Rebuild Cities with Water in Mind

Water is essential to life, but sometimes a threat as well.

Mon, September 14, 2009

Powering a Streetcar Revival

Hydrogen power is one way to untether trolleys

Mon, August 31, 2009

Use Fossil Water Now, or Save It for …

Jordan's groundwater from the desert will be transported to Amman, a trade-off between consuming a strategic resource, and keeping the …

Effectiveness of alternative rail passenger equipment crashworthiness strategies

Crashworthiness strategies, which include crash energy management (CEM), pushback couplers, and push/pull operation, are evaluated and compared under specific collision …

Rail car impact tests with steel coil: collision dynamics

Two full-scale oblique grade-crossing impact tests were conducted in June 2002 to compare the crashworthiness performance of alternative corner post …

Enabling Electronics for Smart Grid Technologies &…

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Physical Verification: The Road Ahead

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Advanced Cars

Article: A High-Pressure Assignment

Fri, October 30, 2009

Slideshow: The Microcar Tradition

Article: Navigation by the Soles of Your Feet (and the Seat of Your Pants)

Buildings

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: Energy Management Startup Wins 2009 CleanTech Open

Wed, October 28, 2009

Blog Post: ARPA-E Funds 37 Projects--Some Lofty, Some Not So Much

Mon, September 28, 2009

Podcast: Rebuild Cities with Water in Mind

Clean Coal

Wed, November 18, 2009

Slideshow: iCandy: November 2009

Mon, July 13, 2009

Podcast: King Coal Eats Its Vegetables

Thu, July 02, 2009

Blog Post: Setting the Record Straight on FutureGen and IGCC

Conservation

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: Energy Management Startup Wins 2009 CleanTech Open

Wed, November 18, 2009

Blog Post: California Sets Energy Standards for Televisions

Fri, November 13, 2009

Blog Post: U.S. Lighting Competition Status

Fuel Cells

Mon, October 12, 2009

Blog Post: U.S. Car Makers Push for Hydrogen Infrastructure

Mon, September 14, 2009

Podcast: Powering a Streetcar Revival

Wed, September 02, 2009

Blog Post: Tech Museum of Silicon Valley Announces 2009 Laureates

Geothermal and Tidal

Fri, November 20, 2009

Blog Post: Cash for (Coal) Clunkers

Fri, November 20, 2009

Blog Post: Angry Mermaid

Thu, November 19, 2009

Blog Post: Very Bad News on Climate Front

Mass Transit

Fri, October 23, 2009

Blog Post: Europeans and Canada Lead in Fast Rail

Sun, October 04, 2009

Blog Post: North American High-Speed Train Opportunities

Article: Fuel Cells Could Power a Streetcar Revival

Solar

Fri, November 20, 2009

Blog Post: Tech Awards Honor Technology for Humanity

Wed, November 18, 2009

Slideshow: iCandy: November 2009

Wed, November 18, 2009

Blog Post: China's Suntech to Build Its First U.S. Plant

Wind

Wed, November 18, 2009

Blog Post: Green Electrons

Sat, October 24, 2009

Blog Post: Obama Lays Out Clean Energy Agenda at MIT

Mon, September 21, 2009

Blog Post: Largest Offshore Wind Farm Is Inaugurated

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