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Worse, light pollution is blamed for affecting bird migration, sea turtle hatching, and wildlife mating and feeding routines. Researchers at National Central University, Taiwan, and Unidad Academica de Fisica, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Mexico, have attacked the problem with a new LED street lamp designed to shine only where needed, without splashing into unwanted areas, as a way to reduce light pollution while providing better lighting. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/led-streetlamp/27246/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <!-- FM Content Well Zone Zone --> <!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="http://static.fmpub.net/zone/7980"></script> --> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27256"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-solar-collector-reaches-80-percent-efficiency/27256/">IBM applies supercomputer cooling to solar collector for 80% efficiency</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">April 25, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-solar-collector-reaches-80-percent-efficiency/27256/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-solar-collector-reaches-80-percent-efficiency/27256/pictures">15 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-solar-collector-reaches-80-percent-efficiency/27256/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ibm-hpvct-system.jpg" title="IBM is developing an affordable High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system tha..." alt="IBM is developing an affordable High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system tha..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Solar power may provide a clean, abundant source of energy, but we know the sun's rays are capable of much, much more. Aside from generating electricity, we've seen solar energy harnessed to produce <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/water-desalination-device/14646/" target="_blank">drinkable water</a> as well, so why not combine the two processes into one system? That's what IBM and its collaborators are hoping to do with an affordable High Concentration PhotoVoltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system that uses cooling technology from supercomputers to harvest solar energy more efficiently and produce purified water at the same time. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/ibm-solar-collector-reaches-80-percent-efficiency/27256/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27229"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/sunlight-reflecting-heat-emitting-panel/27229/">Nano-engineered panel passively cools buildings by emitting heat into space </a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></div> <div class="date">April 23, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/sunlight-reflecting-heat-emitting-panel/27229/#comments">10 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/sunlight-reflecting-heat-emitting-panel/27229/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/coolingpanels.jpg" title="A newly-developed roof panel both reflects sunlight, and emits heat drawn from the buildin..." alt="A newly-developed roof panel both reflects sunlight, and emits heat drawn from the buildin..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Studies have already shown us how <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/white-roof-heat-island/21758/" target="_blank">white-painted roofs</a> can help cool buildings by reflecting sunlight, while <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/green-roofs-effectiveness/12932/" target="_blank">"green" roofs</a> beat the heat by blocking sunlight and providing a source of evaporative cooling. Now, a team of scientists from Stanford University have created a panel that not only reflects sunlight, but it also draws heat from within the building and emits it into outer space. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/sunlight-reflecting-heat-emitting-panel/27229/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27176"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-efficiency-dashboard/27176/">Facebook launches live efficiency dashboard – touts green credentials</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-wood/">Chris Wood</a></div> <div class="date">April 19, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-efficiency-dashboard/27176/#comments">1 Comment</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-efficiency-dashboard/27176/pictures">3 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-efficiency-dashboard/27176/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/facebook-data-center-dashboard.jpg" title="The social networking giant's new live dashboard lets you monitor the efficiency of its da..." alt="The social networking giant's new live dashboard lets you monitor the efficiency of its da..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Data center efficiency is quite the hot topic these days, and companies are keen to emphasize their green credentials. Rather than releasing their stats on a quarterly basis like most other companies, Facebook has launched a new live dashboard showing the efficiency of its Oregon and North Carolina facilities, and the numbers speak for themselves. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/facebook-efficiency-dashboard/27176/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27164"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/otec-plant-lockheed-martin-reignwood-china/27164/">World’s largest OTEC power plant planned for China</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></div> <div class="date">April 18, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/otec-plant-lockheed-martin-reignwood-china/27164/#comments">27 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/otec-plant-lockheed-martin-reignwood-china/27164/pictures">4 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/otec-plant-lockheed-martin-reignwood-china/27164/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/otec-plant.jpg" title="Lockheed Martin and Reignwood Group plan to develop a 10 MW prototype OTEC pilot plant off..." alt="Lockheed Martin and Reignwood Group plan to develop a 10 MW prototype OTEC pilot plant off..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Lockheed Martin has been getting its feet wet in the renewable energy game for some time. In the 1970s it helped build the world’s first successful floating Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system that generated net power, and in 2009 it was awarded a contract to develop an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-otec-hawaii/17081/" target="_blank">OTEC pilot plant in Hawaii</a>. That project has apparently been canceled but the company has now shifted its OTEC sights westward by teaming up with Hong Kong-based Reignwood Group to co-develop a pilot plant that will be built off the coast of southern China. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/otec-plant-lockheed-martin-reignwood-china/27164/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27088"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/velkess-flywheel-technology-large-scale-energy-storage/27088/">Velkess flywheel technology promises cleaner, more efficient energy storage</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/colin-dunjohn/">Colin Dunjohn</a></div> <div class="date">April 16, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/velkess-flywheel-technology-large-scale-energy-storage/27088/#comments">26 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/velkess-flywheel-technology-large-scale-energy-storage/27088/pictures">5 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/velkess-flywheel-technology-large-scale-energy-storage/27088/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/velkess-energy-storage-flywheel-system.jpg" title="Bill Gray is looking to the past to reinvent the future of energy storage with a new take ..." alt="Bill Gray is looking to the past to reinvent the future of energy storage with a new take ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> It's no secret that the successful future of wind, solar and other renewable sources hinges on the development of cost effective energy storage systems. Silicon Valley inventor Bill Gray believes his novel approach to flywheel technology could be the answer. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/velkess-flywheel-technology-large-scale-energy-storage/27088/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="26995"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/powerwindows-eco-friendly-wind-turbine/26995/">PowerWINDows aims to rethink the wind turbine</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jonathan-fincher/">Jonathan Fincher</a></div> <div class="date">April 16, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/powerwindows-eco-friendly-wind-turbine/26995/#comments">13 Comments</a></div> <div class="has_pictures"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/powerwindows-eco-friendly-wind-turbine/26995/pictures">2 Pictures</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/powerwindows-eco-friendly-wind-turbine/26995/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/powerwindows-wind-turbine.jpg" title="Researchers in Australia have developed the PowerWINDows, a new type of wind turbine that ..." alt="Researchers in Australia have developed the PowerWINDows, a new type of wind turbine that ..."/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Wind farms may be hitting the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/worlds-largest-wind-farm-london-array-revs-up-to-full-output/27006/" target="_blank">big time</a>, but that hasn't deterred inventors and technologists from tinkering, or even reinventing, the turbine itself. In the past few months we've seen wind energy systems that use <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/saphonian-bladeless-wind-turbine/24890/" target="_blank">discs attached to hydraulics</a> and even <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/ewicon-bladeless-wind-turbine/26907/" target="_blank">charged water droplets</a>, but how about skyscrapers outfitted with rotating window panels? 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It supplies you with a USB card that deletes all the personal content on your computer, installs educational software, and then instructs you on how to donate it for use in schools in developing nations. <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/pass-it-on-for-good/27057/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item " data-article="27046"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/green-ray-philips-most-efficient-leds/27046/">Green Ray announces most efficient LED light available, Philips demos prototype better still</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <div>By <a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/author/james-holloway/">James Holloway</a></div> <div class="date">April 12, 2013</div> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <div class="has_comments"><a href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/green-ray-philips-most-efficient-leds/27046/#comments">5 Comments</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="noback hero_link" href="/web/20130430020116/http://www.gizmag.com/green-ray-philips-most-efficient-leds/27046/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20130430020116im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/energy-efficient-lighting.jpg" title="Philip's Coen Liedenbaum shows off the 200-lm/W prototype LED tube" alt="Philip's Coen Liedenbaum shows off the 200-lm/W prototype LED tube"/></a> <div class="summary"> <p> Back-to-back announcements from Green Ray LED and Philips show signs that there is now clear water between LED lights and fluorescent lights so far as energy efficiency is concerned. 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