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Designed and built in carbon fiber by students from the University of New South Wales, in Australia, the Ivy Sunswift reached the mark of 88km/h consumes 1200 watts. Thus, on January 7 in the presence of an auditor of the Book of Records, it surpassed the previous mark of 79km/h achieved with 1500 Watts by General Motors in 1988. This means that about [...]

You’re at the beach, on a trail or in camp and a battery cell is over? Thanks to a new solar power technology, this cannot be a big problem. Photovoltaic cells in a spray, applied to any surface, solar energy can be cheaper and more accessible. At least that is what they expect Brian Korgel and his colleagues at the University of Texas, United [...]

Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, presented on Tuesday a solar cell on a sheet of paper, marking a major breakthrough in research of renewable energy. At an event held yesterday, the Italian company Eni and MIT inaugurated the Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Research Center, for research in solar energy, new materials to the [...]

Just forget battery charging worries, Samsung has finally rolled out its first solar powered GSM mobile “Crest Solar” E1107. It’s the first green GSM handset with solar cell at the back to hit the markets. One can just leave the handset in the sun for one hour and it’ll be all charged for ten minutes talk time. Isn’t it cool and green? I [...]