With the supply of fossil fuels dwindling rapidly, the world is looking at more sources of renewable energy and there has been a lot of importance stressed on solar energy […]
Read More24 hours in the air for Solar Plane
A Swiss project testing solar powered flight has met with overwhelming success. The experimental plane stayed aloft for 24 hours, proving that it can collect enough solar power to fly […]
Read MoreArtificial Butterfly Gives Insight to Flight Secrets
Researchers recently put together their own version of a butterfly – modeled after the swallowtail butterfly. The imitation flies exactly like real butterflies do. A swallowtail butterfly has large wings, […]
Read MoreApril: Warmest Ever Recorded
The NOAA or the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stated in a recently released report that April was the warmest April ever recorded. According to the NOAA report, the amalgamate […]
Read MoreChaotic Space Traffic Calls for Less Secrecy
General James Cartwright, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warned that the risk of collision of satellites was increasingly high and insisted that space traffic which was […]
Read MoreIndonesia Embraces Geothermal Energy
This week, Indonesia’s President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono vowed to make the country the largest user of geothermal energy. He also asked for support from the private sector and other investors. […]
Read MoreIndian Festival Goers Warned About Water Wastage
A water shortage in Mumbai, India could prove to pretty much ruin Holi, a Hindu festival which is celebrated with rain dances and colored powder paint fights. Due to the […]
Read MoreWhite Roofs Could Reduce Urban Heating
White could possibly be the latest shade to paint your roofs in. Based on a new modeling study that looked into the effects painted roofs had on cooling and the […]
Read MoreChina to be third Biggest Wind Power Producer
Chinese state media reports indicate that the nation is all set to be the world’s third biggest producer of wind power in 2009. This comes in the wake of China […]
Read MoreMars Rover Spirit’s 6-year Sting May be Coming to an End
Sunday, January 3rd, 2010 celebrated Mars rover Spirit’s six year spell on the planet – which is much longer than the three-month period initially forecast for it. However, the stint […]
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