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Germany is about 15 years ahead of the US in "green tech" and Japan about a decade

The sun is the energy source not only done for photovoltaic cells but also for thermal solar collectors. Whereas photovoltaic cells transform the sun's energy directly into electricity, solar collectors use a liquid which is heated by solar radiation

Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs

Researchers are investigating long-distance, mobile optical links imperative for secure quantum communications capabilities in theater. They have conducted high data-rate experiments using an optical laser link, a tool which exploits the quantum noise of light for higher security.

Academics have developed a silicon gel that could make batteries used in phones and laptops 10 times more efficient

Two solar companies have filed for IPOs, and will be added to the crowded list of solar companies that trade on US stock exchanges

Is the world warming?

Aircogen CHP Solutions, a Dresser-Rand strategic business unit, provides a complete range of fully packaged and tested combined heat and power (CHP) systems to commercial, industrial and municipal energy users worldwide

A new project between the LZH and several industrial partners aims at proving that laser joining of glass tubes has many advantages over the conventional flame method, and that it is more cost-efficient for the glass industry

Sandia researchers and others at the Univ. of New Mexico (UNM), have received a DNA sequencing award from the Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI) to study microbial genes in arid grasslands