Thursday, August 2, 2007
Hehe.Got wind?
That's the motto for the Orange wind charger prototype. "The wind generator produces enough power to trickle charge an independent rechargeable battery."
They say that it is a convenient solution for people who spends a lot of time outdoors camping or hiking or whatever it may be...and still must have their cell phone attached to them. =o/
Windmills for energy is nothing new, but thinking outside of the box and figuring out ways to store energy for even small products like a cell phone is pretty darn cool.
Labels: cell phone, energy
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
The Wall Street Journal wrote an article about Google's evil step brother, Blackle. Okay so maybe not evil, but considering the extreme difference in Google versus Blackle, I wasn't sure how else to explain the polar opposite of the look.
The question is...does Blackle really help with energy output just because it's...well..black?
Not so much folks.
The federal Energy Star program found that modern LCD computer monitors don’t see much benefit from a black screen. But if you have one of those old big honkin' tube monitors you may be saving yourself a small bit of energy. CRT screens saw energy savings with Blackle of between 5% and 20%.
And so there you have it. Yes, we do need to be more conscious of how we use energy, but no...Blackle is not really the way to go.
The question is...does Blackle really help with energy output just because it's...well..black?
Not so much folks.
The federal Energy Star program found that modern LCD computer monitors don’t see much benefit from a black screen. But if you have one of those old big honkin' tube monitors you may be saving yourself a small bit of energy. CRT screens saw energy savings with Blackle of between 5% and 20%.
And so there you have it. Yes, we do need to be more conscious of how we use energy, but no...Blackle is not really the way to go.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Marin Soljacic, an assistant professor in MIT's Department of Physics and Research Laboratory of Electronics had a thought. Quite often we forget to recharge our cell phone, and when it is about to die it emits an unpleasant noise. "Needless to say, this always happens in the middle of the night," he said. "So, one night, at 3 a.m., it occurred to me: Wouldn't it be great if this thing charged itself?" He began to wonder if any of the physics principles he knew of could result in new ways of transmitting energy.MIT is known for being at the forefront of new technology. Marin Soljacic and researchers there have made a 60 watt light bulb glow via wireless energy 7 feet away. Wireless energy!. This is significant. We are now closer to having small gadgets run without having to be plugged in somewhere. This technology works by using tuned waves - setting the recharging device and the same frequency. Much work has yet to be done, but either way how cool is this?
MIT News
Labels: energy, technology, wireless
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