More about power (1013)

1-07-2010 | Many appliances these days are switched on and off with the simple push of a 'soft' on/off button. In the 'off' position the...

1-07-2010 | Most hobbyists will have some tools that are battery-powered, such as a drill, screwdriver or power scissors. Unfortunately (and especially...

1-07-2010 | The AC powerline indicator presented here has a complete galvanic isolation from the grid. The indicator is an LED that lights up when a cur...

1-07-2010 | When a switched multiway is used to power a PC, printer, scanner, modem, and so on, all these devices often stay powered, in stand-by, simpl...

30-06-2010 | Is nuclear power the way to go or not? It's a question that has been on a lot of people's minds over the last couple of years. A substantial...

25-06-2010 | In 2005 I first heard of compressed air engines when I read an article on a cool concept car, the CityCAT aircar. The CityCAT is a small urb...

23-06-2010 | Original article by Christian Lowe on Reuters Africa Europe will import its first solar-generated electricity from North Africa within the...

18-06-2010 | The wind power sector is fast developing from a pioneering market into a mainstream industrial market, dominated by large utilities and indu...

16-06-2010 | The small Gulf State Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s major oil producers, has the ambition to become a global centre of sustainable energy res...

9-06-2010 | This is one of the coolest eco products I've seen lately: an algae powered lamp. Industrial designer Mike Thompson used technology developed...