Saving Earth

Anyone who has an iPhone is plagued by the relatively low battery life, but we were recently alerted to a solution in that beacon of invention oddities, the SkyMall catalog. A company called Novothink recently developed the first Apple-approved solar charger for the iPhone. The $70 “Surge” is like an iPhone case, except it has [...]

The term “geothermal” is derived from the Greek words for Earth (geo) and heat (therme). In essence geothermal energy is power harnessed from the Earth itself. Heat from the Earth’s core, which averages about 6,650 degrees Fahrenheit, emanates out toward the planet’s surface. Heated springs and geysers up to three miles underground can be accessed [...]

It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan’s space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. The government has just picked a group of firms and a team of researchers tasked with turning the ambitious, [...]

The first Apple-certified iPod chargers will be hitting shelves courtesy of company Novothink. Their Surge charger is a hard case compatible with the latest generation of iPod and iPod Touch. A version for the iPhone 3G and 3GS will be available by the end of the year.
The case is outfitted with solar panels [...]

Our planet receives as much solar energy  in 30–40 minutes as humankind uses in a year. Solar energy is the most abundant energy source on the planet. It is already being used as the energy source of space vehicles and space stations. (The energy source on the International Space Station  is an acre-size solar collector [...]