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Wireless Tech to Play a Big Role in an Efficient, Connected Future

In a new report from CTIA, the wireless industry's lobbying organization, the group argues that widespread adoption of wireless…

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The Quasicrystal Laureate

Professor Dan Schechtman received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last week for his discovery of quasicrystals, a new form of matter with…

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The Mother of All EV-Solar-Smart Grid Integrations

The ambitious Austin, TX-based Pecan Street project is piloting a number of green neighborhood technologies, but the real challenge will…

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Is Europe Ready for Automated Demand Response?

To address the unique demand response challenges in Europe, companies are pilot testing systems that can reduce load on local feeder…

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Dipping May Improve Ultracapacitors and Batteries

Adding a coating of graphene or carbon nanotubes is showing promise for improving the energy density of traditional ultracapacitors and…

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Retroficiency: 25M Square Feet of Hands-Free Commercial Building Efficiency

A start-up is helping companies identify building energy efficiency improvements by leveraging data on tens of thousands of real-world…

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A Simple Way to Boost Battery Storage

Berkeley researches engineer a new, stretchy, conductive polymer binder that may increase the capacity of lithium ion batteries by 30%…

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Matt Scullin, Power Recycler

Innovative silicon-based thermoelectrics could be the key to making waste heat-to-electricity applications cheap and easy to use.

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Power Assure Raises $13.5M to Keep the Data Center Energy Efficient

A plethora of start-ups have sprung up to manage data center energy usage, including UC Santa Barbara's recent start-up, Transphorm,…

Industry and Business

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Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Are On the Way

Scientists at UC Berkeley have discovered a new, polyfluorene-based conducting polymer that may lead to the use of silicon within…

Research

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Tax Plan to Turn Old Buildings ‘Green’ Finds Favor

Lockheed and Barclays plan to invest $650 million to upgrade older buildings in the Miami and Sacramento areas.

Industry and Business

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UCSB Professor Develops Efficient Light Displays

UCSB Professor Shuji Nakamura to receive an Emmy for inventing high efficiency blue and green LEDs.

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UCSB Professor Develops Efficient Light Displays

UCSB Professor Shuji Nakamura to receive an Emmy for inventing high efficiency blue and green LEDs.

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Will Super Wi-Fi Live Up To Its Name?

The next generation of wireless offers a wider range and larger capacity, though also faces a number of legal hurtles.

Industry and Business

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Nanotube Cables Hit a Milestone: As Good as Copper

Materials researchers at Rice University have created carbon nanotubes with the ability to carry as much current as regular copper wires…

Research

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Shuji Nakamura to Receive Emmy Award

Shuji Nakamura, an Institute faculty member, has won a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award. Nakamura is being recognized for his…

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