Science and Technology

Solar plug for windows! a must for the GCC.

This Window Socket offers a great way to harness solar energy and use it as a plug. So far we have seen solutions that act as a solar battery backup, but none as a direct plug-in. Simple in design, the plug just attaches to any window and does its job intuitively. What else do we [...]

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By admin
Monday, April 29th, 2013

Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Internet and Telecommunications

Amid growing concern over the surprisingly large amount of greenhouse gas produced by the Internet and other telecommunications activities, researchers are reporting new models of emissions and energy consumption that could help reduce their carbon footprint. Their report appears in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology.   Researchers from the Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications (CEET) [...]

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By admin
Thursday, January 10th, 2013

Arab women urged at Dubai conference to lead climate fight

​ Climate crusader Mary Robinson – the first female president of Ireland – has called on Arab women to make the greatest difference in the efforts to protect the Middle East’s environment.   Robinson, a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, used a climate change conference in Dubai yesterday to call on regional women [...]

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Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

2012 Solar Decathlon Europe: 6 Amazing Sun-Powered Homes

  The 2012 Solar Decathlon Europe kicks off this weekend as 19 teams of students from around the world unveiled stunning solar-powered homes in the heart of Madrid. This year’s teams combined cutting-edge eco technology and green building strategies with tremendous creativity to achieve the decathlon’s goal of creating the world’s most efficient sun-powered house. [...]

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By developer
Monday, September 17th, 2012

The Solar Decathlon: our future homes designed by the next generation

Every other year, some of the best and brightest college and university students form around the world come together to built amazing solar-powered home designs. The main purpose of the competition is to select the most energy efficient, sustainable and comfortable solar house, which is determined through a series of ten tests undertaken by each team. [...]

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By developer
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012