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Product design inspired by biology
Green Technology: Product design inspired by biology Green Technology Achieve a Sustainable Future with Green Technology. Create Innovation for New Energy. « Building Panels that Eat Smog from Alcoa | Main | United Airlines Eco-Skies Committment » Product design inspired by biology ASU professors bring together multiple disciplines, life sciences and design, to integrate nature … Continue reading
Catholic University to Recognize Students’ Solar Picnic Table Design and Announce Expansion of Solar Energy System
The winning design team is made up of a graduate student in mechanical engineering, Joseph Cochrane of Coopersburg, Pennsylvania and five students in the CUA Master of Architecture and Master of Science in Sustainable Design programs. Lindsey Dickes of Baltimore, Maryland; Michael Doster of Wayne, New Jersey.; Cory Estep of Bradenton, Florida; John Lang of … Continue reading
A Pressing Need for Design and Engineering Standards
I view this as an extremely dangerous position for the industry over the long term; unless we pay as much attention to the proper design and engineering of infrastructure as we do to the modules and inverters themselves, the integrity of entire solar power systems will become compromised, causing potentially serious financial and safety issues.The … Continue reading
Stanford Students Design Recyclable Laptop Prototype
Green Technology: Stanford Students Design Recyclable Laptop Prototype Green Technology Achieve a Sustainable Future with Green Technology. Create Innovation for New Energy. « Solar power integrated with sensors | Main Stanford Students Design Recyclable Laptop Prototype e-waste is a growing problem. When tossed into a landfill they can cause water and soil pollution. Several Stanford … Continue reading
Energy Efficient House Design – Energy Savings When Building New Home
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The Energy-Saving House Design Handbook: Your Super Guide to Earth Sheltering, Solar Heating, and Thermal Construction
The Energy-Saving House Design Handbook: Your Super Guide to Earth Sheltering, Solar Heating, and Thermal Construction
Novel design yields energy-efficient air conditioner
by Martin LaMonica Font size Print E-mail Share 17 comments Share Abandoning the mechanics common in today’s air conditioners could slash energy use and summertime electricity bills, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Researchers at NREL recently detailed an air conditioning system that does away with the power-hungry condenser and compressor in traditional air … Continue reading
Low-tech design wins Betacup Challenge
The promotional materials for Karma Cup, the chalkboard-based system that was declared the winner of the Betacup Challenge on Thursday. (Credit:The Betacup/Karma Cup design team) It turns out that the winner of the Starbucks-sponsored Betacup Challenge, a design competition aiming to solve the problem of the billions of disposable coffee cups discarded annually, isn’t a … Continue reading
Nottingham design reaches Level 6
Latest news 16 June 2010 A property which meets Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes has been designed by the University of Nottingham. Dubbed the HOUSE, or House Optimising the Use of Solar Energy, the property has been designed as a starter home for small families. Skylights and a large photovoltaic array help … Continue reading
RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System Recognized with the 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award
By Deepika Mala TMCnet Contributor RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic System by MAKO Surgical has earned the prestigious 2010 Gold Medical Design Excellence Award. To perform MAKOplasty partial knee resurfacing, a treatment option for patients with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis of the knee, RIO is used. ”It is an honor to receive this recognition,” said Maurice … Continue reading