Rob Cockerham went around to everyone he kows who... ...ree-page explanation that boils down to this: the energy used by Christmas lights doesn't cost much. The h... ...total of 724 watts. That's about 1 horsepower in energy use, which costs about 9¢ per hour.Of course... ...ts about 9¢ per hour.Of...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/12/10/How-Much-Does-it-Cost-to-Light-Christmas-Lights/
Every time you bite into an orange, you are tastin... ...c in nails inserted in an orange to release light energy . But the glow you see is not all that bright -pho...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/11/16/Energy-from-a-Single-Orange/
Sweden has a few claims to fame that the U.S. simp... ...o its efficiency in converting waste to renewable energy , Sweden has recently begun importing around 800,0...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/10/29/Sweden-Is-Running-Out-of-Garbage/
Nietzsche's Will to Power Bar - $4.95 Are you searching for a wonderfully life-affirming afternoon pick-me-up? You need Nietzsche's Will to Power Bar from the NeatoShop. This delicious fruit and nut bar will help you ge...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/05/nietzsches-will-to-power-bar/
In what seems like the perfect solution to everything (or an episode of What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!), a pair of prototypes hint at a future in which robots eat bugs for fuel. Forget charging batteries or docking in yo...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/10/28/alternate-alternative-fuel-for-robots-of-the-future/
Here is a happy thought; the fight for global energy resources may result in a thirty year war. Acco... ...ucceed-or-perish contest among the major forms of energy , the corporations which supply them, and the coun... ...estion will be: Which will dominate the world’s energy...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/30/new-thirty-years-war-over-energy-in-the-near-future/
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have created a metal alloy composed of nickel, cobalt, manganese and tin. This "multiferroic composite" can convert heat into electricity! In this case, the new alloy — Ni45C...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/23/new-alloy-can-convert-heat-directly-into-electricity/
Holy Juan spotted this sign in a public restroom. There's always a downside to doing the green thing, but if you're good at sound effects, you can get away with it! Link...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/10/the-downside-of-saving-energy/
After two decades of research into alternative energy , engineer Lonnie Johnson has developed an energy -producing device called the JTEC, which could dou... ...t called the JTEC “a very clever way to extract energy from a heat engine … It’s incredibly elegant....
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/06/a-quantum-leap-for-solar-power/
Conventional sewage treatment plants use several... ...oducing methane as a byproduct, saving and giving energy at the same time. One by-product of this [ne... ...uel. The team calculates that, far from consuming energy , the process could generate 24 watt-hours per per... ...inable, in the sense that th...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/05/08/microorganisms-to-clean-our-sewage-and-produce-energy/
