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The past 10 months have seen Americans driving 78 billion miles less than this time a year ago. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters announced this amazing statistic, based on federal data released in August.
This was the largest ever year-to-year decline, with August’s 15 billion miles, or 5.6 percent less, being the largest decline in [...]
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With solar cells increasingly in demand and volatile gas prices, along with world concerns over global warming, this breakthrough in solar technology shows great potential.
Traditional solar cells are made from silicon, a petroleum-based product. These tiny photovoltaics are created from organic polymers with the same properties as silicon. Its main components are carbon and hydrogen, [...]
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A team from the University of South Florida has succeeded in creating the world’s tiniest solar photovoltaic cell, made of organic material.
Each solar cell is a quarter size of a grain of rice and can be dissolved into a solution that can then be sprayed onto a variety of surfaces – including clothing, cars, homes [...]
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