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Cold House, Hot House, Green House

By Emily Sohn / October 12, 2004

Saving energy at home requires paying attention to the building’s windows, walls, and roof.

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged Alternative energy, conservation of energy, Efficiency, energy, energy source, forms of energy, Heat Energy loss, House design, physics

Drawing Energy out of Wastewater

By Emily Sohn / March 16, 2004

Microbes in a fuel cell can generate electricity from plant and animal waste in water.

Posted in Technology & Engineering | Tagged Alternative energy, chemistry, energy source, fuel cell, microbes