A Louisiana Tech University professor, dr. Long Que, has designed and prototyped a composite material that converts heat into electricity by using simple physical mechanisms found in piezoelectric materials and carbon nanotubes.

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Actually, BMW did a nice thing with its plug-in hybrid that was first presented last year at the Frankfurt Auto Show. It has an acceleration equal to an M3 and a fuel consumption worth envy from other manufacturers, comparable to Toyota’s Prius.

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Vertical axis wind turbines have recently been revived by a few innovations made to them by scientists all over the world. Sauer Energy is one of them, and their turbine has a high efficiency because it’s designed to maximize the drag, so the blades are moved more efficiently by the wind.

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