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    NSA’s Utah data center to use 1.7 million gallons of water daily for cooling

    Posted on July 17, 2013 by gavril

    The NSA does seem to have lost favor with the masses off-late and has been desperately trying to wipe out the black spots it has had tarnishing its image since a month now. We’ve come across reports that won’t work … Continue reading3 →

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    The ES Pipe Waterwheel turns your water faucet into a miniature hydroelectricity generator!

    Posted on July 6, 2012 by gavril

    A simple modification of an everyday contraption could indeed result in a lot more and Korean innovator Ryan Jongwoo Choi’s ES Pipe Waterwheel proves just that. In essence, this concept uses the flow of water through pipes do generate hydroelectricity … Continue reading3 →

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    CalTech researchers to develop process that uses air, water and the sun to create fuels

    Posted on April 11, 2011 by gavril

    The world has come to realise the need for alternative energy sources, with fossil fuels constantly depleting and the environment being destroyed gradually, owing to the use of these polluting fuels. Now scientists at CalTech are working on a technology … Continue reading3 →

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    Artificial leaves split water into hydrogen fuel and oxygen

    Posted on March 29, 2011 by gavril

    Nature contains some of the most cutting-edge and un-replicable technology known to mankind. Researchers are forever trying to match up to God’s own technological genius and are quite successful these days too. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Daniel Nocera, … Continue reading3 →

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    Tata Group researchers devise new way to create electricity from water

    Posted on March 28, 2011 by gavril

    Water can be used to create energy. We all know that by now. Turbines bolted on at strategic positions at dams aren’t so much on an uncommon site now. That isn’t the only way to create electricity from water though, … Continue reading3 →

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    Asian laboratory creates hydrogen from water with solar energy

    Posted on February 9, 2011 by gavril

    Now fuel-cell cars haven’t really caught on as much as manufacturers expected them to till date, taken that hydrogen fuel can, at times, be difficult to create, transport and store. Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University however have devoted an … Continue reading3 →

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    Ritz-Carlton to use eco-friendly, environment friendly and decomposable water bottles

    Posted on June 22, 2010 by gavril

    The hotel industry is giving itself a deep green shade as the days go by. Soon the holidays and vacations we spend in places like these will be a green affair, with hotels like Marriot International and Ritz-Carlton opting for … Continue reading3 →

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    Home cooled by water body eliminates the need of air conditioners

    Posted on May 6, 2010 by gavril

    Homes cooled by water don’t really raise an eyebrow anymore. But this home doesn’t use water in its cooling ducts or air coolers. It uses a whole pond to keep the interiors cool! This concept by Singapore-based Wallflower Architecture + … Continue reading3 →

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    Solar Bees refresh Quemado Lake water

    Posted on September 26, 2009 by mohsin

    Quemado Lake is one of three popular fishing lakes in the Gila National Forest. The US Forest Service has installed new Solar Bees to improve water quality in the lake. These bees aren’t some robotic insects but rather solar powered … Continue reading3 →

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    Recycled water for Microsoft by Quincy

    Posted on June 17, 2009 by anoop

    Millions of dollars are being spent by Quincy, Washington to build a system that will supply recycled water for huge data centers operated by Microsoft, Yahoo, Intuit and Sabey Corp. With this system, the city will be able to divert … Continue reading3 →

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