Outsmarting Smartphone Batteries
What if you never had to charge your smartphone, which is probably the most used piece of equipment you have? No battery concerns, no cables, no searching for outlets at the [...]
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“Cool” Evaporation Tech Cuts Food Waste in Developing Nations
A new sustainable refrigeration technology that can extend the shelf life of perishables in developing nations with dry climates was born at the Massachusetts Institute of [...]
“Nano-Fridge” for Quantum Computing Reliability, Efficiency
Quantum Computing and Cleantech In the future, quantum computers could execute tasks that would take a lifetime even for a current supercomputer, from decryption of highly [...]
A Glass Act: Lithium-Ion Battery Inventor Introduces Fast-Charging, Noncombustible Batteries
It’s reassuring to see that that significant technology breakthroughs don’t always come from the young technology whiz crowd. A team of engineers led by [...]
Thermondo Biz Model Heats Home Market
From time to time we bring you cleantech concepts embodied in disruptive new business models. Thermondo, a Berlin-based company providing end-to-end service for residential [...]
Nano-Coated Solar Collectors Revolutionize Heating & Cooling
The Concept: a Finnish company uses an innovative combination of nano-coatings, improved mechanical design, and larger panels to provide unprecedented solar thermal [...]
Gaming the Way to Energy Behavior Change
What would it take for you to consistently change your home energy behavior? Saving money has not proven to be an effective motivation, higher prices have not been welcome [...]
Cleantech Forum Diary Day One: A Fighting Stance
Enthusiastic Business Community Focuses on Economic Opportunity SAN FRANCISCO, January 24, 2017 — It’s not often that you walk into a business conference where [...]
Thermoelectric Paint Harvests Electricity from Waste Heat
A research team at UNIST (Korea) has succeeded in developing a technique that can be used to turn industrial waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other [...]
Highly Efficient Heat Transfer Holds Promise for Quantum Computing
Scientists in Finland have succeeded in transporting maximal heat effectively 10,000 times further than ever before, possibly a major step in the development of [...]
2016 Cleantech Concepts