Allow me to introduce the pokeberry. You may have seen it before, whether you knew it or not, as it can grow on every continent but Antarctica and flourishes in drought and rocky terrain. That makes it an ideal candidate for cheap, locally-available dyes for solar cells. That’s why researchers at Wake Forest University believe [...]

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Google has invested millions of dollars in solar and geothermal power, including investments in renewable start-ups like eSolar and Brightsource Energy, as well as development of its own solar technology. Until now, the internet giant has steered clear of wind power. But today, Rick Needham, Google’s Green Business Operations Manager, announced that Google was making [...]

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Remember that Tesla turbine we wrote about two years ago? Or the Tesla turbine made out of a hard drive? Nikola Tesla patented these turbines back in 1913, but he wasn’t able to build them properly because the metals he could use at that time didn’t have the right thickness and quality.

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