Rising prices of petrol has been a big challenge for all. In the past few months, especially in India, we have seen a major hike in petrol prices. To overcome the challenge, TiAnode Fabricators Pvt Ltd (Tiaano), a Chennai based company, developed an envir
Hydrogen is fast emerging as an alternative fuel source. Rising prices of fuel have led many to seek out renewable sources of energy to supplement the power requirements of the masses. This has in turn led to designers and researchers coming up with conce
The use of photosynthesis in the production of biofuels is something we all have heard of, but how this process can be more potentially utilized, still remains under explored. The present indices about the low efficiency of photosynthesis show that with m
Petroleum is an ingredient used in many modern products ranging from pharmaceuticals to plastics. Once the sources of petroleum have been exhausted, how are we going to produce the petroleum based products to meet our demands? The answer is given in the
As the time moves on new developments can be seen in the field of technology. Every new innovation is always better than its predecessor and new records are set regarding efficiency. Keeping up the trend, an International chemical group Solvay now claims
Code named as Claremont, the solar powered processor by Intel will be showcased at the International Solid State Conference in San Francisco by the end of this month. Also known as the near threshold voltage (NTV) CPU, its main highlight is that it can o
Biomimicry is the best way of studying nature and using it to solve the problems of mankind. It is a realistic approach and has worked wonders when replicated. Recently, designers Xi Chen and George Whitesides came up with an improved version of ‘Soft R
Hydrovolts, a hydrokinetic turbine company recently got into news for its innovative hydrokinetic turbine, which will use a software from Autodesk Inc for generating green energy. The smaller version of these turbines can be installed quickly and are capa
The need for clean solutions Global warming is a contemporary issue that we need to contend with. No matter what the naysayers say, statistics show that this grave problem needs urgent attention, and that the major underlying causes are due to human acti
Would you consider wearing a battery ? Of course not, it might seem too dangerous. However, researchers from the Polytechnic School of Montreal in Canada under the leadership of Maksim Skorobogatiy have made the idea possible. They have created a prototyp
