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Eco Factor: Tidal power project envisioned by DARPA to generate 200MW of renewable electricity. Both solar and wind energy generating systems suffer from a common drawback of energy availability throughout the day. Since wind and sun can’t be...

Eco Factor: Unmanned aircraft powered by solar energy. Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed the design of an unmanned aircraft for DARPA’s Vulture Program, which will be able to fly for a period of five years on solar energy. Known as the...

Eco Factor: Geostationary airship for DARPA will get power for onboard solar panels. Researchers have long touted the idea of replacing expensive space-based satellites and Aircraft Mounted Airborne Warning And Control Systems (AWACS) with...

The need of the day is cheap energy which should be renewable. Whenever we talk about renewable energy, Solar Energy strikes our mind first. Nanoenergy and Battery-free Energy systems are the other things people crave for. Richard Swanson of...

While scientists across the world are up with their gloves to make motor fuel from waste, Richard Gross on the other hand, has taken an unusual approach. He has designed a 'fuel-latent plastic,' to be used for conversion. It is a bioplastic, made from...

A new fuel-latent plastic has been developed that has been derived from fatty acids of plant. It can subsequently be broken down into a diesel-like liquid fuel that can be used in generators. This plant-derived fuel-latent plastic has been...