An Israeli start-up company, Greenlet Technologies, has come up with a simple device that permits remote monitoring and control of power consumed by electrical appliances at home. The appliance is plugged into this wall socket like device. This device has
Technology today Humans have made massive progress in technology over the centuries. We’ve made it to the moon and back, deployed space probes into Mars, made computers small enough to fit in a handbag and developed cars fast enough to race jets on the
World’s largest battery for energy storage has been realized in China. A collaboration of BYD, an automobile and rechargeable battery maker and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) has worked behind the huge battery, which is located in Zhangbei,
The comic book hero Spiderman spins webs that enable him to swing from tall buildings and entrap bad guys. This idea is not entirely science fiction as scientists have known that weight-for-weight, spider silk is stronger than steel. This strength and tou
Innovations in power efficient LED lamps are going a bit bizarre these days. Technologists are developing various ways to light up our rooms and offices with LED lamps. Here is one quite brilliant method that utilizes LEDs to beautify and to conserve ener
Enjoy more cups of coffee now. It can back the worldwide efforts to reduce energy crisis somewhat. A team of researchers at the University of North Dakota is working on a technology to convert garbage from coffee processing plants into biofuel. Well, all
Space debris or space junk or orbital debris is used to refer to those objects that are present in orbit around Earth. These useless materials can be anything from spent rocket stages, defunct satellites to substances which come out of rockets and satelli
Hydrogen in seawater can provide an inexhaustible source of clean energy. The present process of hydrogen separation from water is by the energy intensive electrolysis process. This cannot be widely used until we find economic means of producing electrici
The picture todayRobotics has been growing rapidly. The continued research has served to design and build robots with application in various fields. The field may be domestic, military or commercial. From assembling automobile parts to washing dishes, rob
The ability of the smart glass to change its state from being opaque to translucent, and transparent at the flick of a switch or a remote control makes it very useful in producing clutter-free environment in your home. The smart glass technology allows ma
