OnPlug eliminates standby power drain
Posted by admin in Electronics on 15. Feb, 2011 | 0 Comments
The OnPlug is essentially a single-outlet power bar, that keeps household electric devices from drawing phantom power Call it standby power, phantom power or vampire power, but the current drawn by various household electrical devices when they are supposedly “off” can account for up to ten percent of a home’s energy use. Fortunately, there are [...]
With Artificial Photosynthesis, A Bottle of Water Could Produce Enough Energy To Power A House
Posted by admin in Science on 07. Mar, 2010 | 0 Comments
One of the interesting side effects of last year’s stimulus bill was $400 million in funding for ARPA-E, the civilian, energy-focused cousin of DARPA. And in this week’s first ever ARPA-E conference, MIT chemist Dan Nocera showed how well he put that stimulus money to use by highlighting his new photosynthetic process. Using a special [...]
