There are already "smart glass" windows that can be tinted to block the sun's hot rays, thus reducing the need to run air-conditioning systems. Such systems still require electricity, however. Now, scientists have developed a coating that allows existing glass to become smart … no power required.
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Idling engines waste fuel, but some vehicles need secondary systems powered constantly and are unable to stop their engines when stationary. A research team has found a way around this, by harnessing wasted energy from a vehicle as it slows down to power secondary systems when at a stop.
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Last year, ORNL scientists revealed they were working on ultrasonic clothes drying technology. At the time, they said they planned to implement the technology in a press dryer and a clothes dryer drum. A new video shows they've been true to their word.
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Finnish company Norsepower has looked to the past for inspiration in making modern shipping more environmentally efficient, finding a solution in a nearly century-old engineering innovation relegated to the annals of quirky mechanical history.
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Join us as we take a look at the 10 best buildings we've reported on in 2016, including the world's second-tallest skyscraper, an out-of-this-world opera house, the world's first 3D-printed office, and floating student housing.
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Thanks to a research partnership with the municipality of Dubai, Philips has developed a range of LED bulbs that are claimed to reduce electricity consumption by up to 90 percent when compared to incandescent bulbs and will last up to 15 time longer, too.
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Scientists are looking at how ultrasound can be used to dry laundry. They've already developed technology that they say could make clothes dryers 70 percent more energy-efficient than they are now.
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A new system developed at MIT is designed to reveal energy-gorging appliances around the home through stamp-sized sensors that can be attached to power lines with a zip tie, allowing for more informed decisions about the power-hogs in need of an upgrade.
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Incandescent light bulbs may put out a warmer-looking light than LEDs, but they're far less efficient. Technology may save them yet, however. Scientists have developed a new incandescent bulb that reuses the heat it gives off, converting that heat into more light.
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Energy efficiency, prefabricated construction, sustainable architecture and passive design are all trends that we touch on regularly at Gizmag. Rarely, though, have we seen them squeezed together with such high concentration as in Dom Arquitectura's Wood Studio House.
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