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Solar Power in the Dark

Scientists Discover How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark – News

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Tue, 15 Apr 2014 23:34:47 GMT

Scientists Discover How to Generate Solar Power in the Dark: ​The moon crosses in AP Photo: Andres Gutierrez. ​The moon crosses in front of the lower part of the sun during a partial solar eclipse in Santa Cruz de Tenerife …

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Saltwater poured through graphene makes electricity

Pouring Saltwater Over Graphene Generates Electricity – Gizmodo

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Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:15:00 GMT

A team of Chinese scientists did an impossible-sounding thing. They created electricity simply by dragging a droplet of saltwater across a layer of graphene. No big fires, no greenhouse gases, no fuss. They created energy …

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Navy creates fuel from seawater

U.S. Navy Wants to Fuel Ships Using Seawater – D-brief

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Tue, 08 Apr 2014 19:31:26 GMT

After more than a decade of research, scientists from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory proved that fuel harvested from seawater can power an engine.

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Washington state welcomes Tesla car

When it comes to Tesla, Washington state is the anti-New Jersey

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Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:54:47 GMT

While New Jersey is kicking Tesla out of the state because of lobbying pressures from auto dealers, the state of Washington is going in the opposite direction: Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill that explicitly allows the …

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