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New personal air pollution sensor harvests its own energy from wireless networks
2015-10-01 05:33:06| Wireless - Topix.net
Low-energy IoT devices could be perpetually powered by the virtually free energy of RF broadcasts, ditching the need for batteries and recharging. The emerging Internet of Things could have a beneficial impact on some aspects of our environment, as smarter devices and connected technology may help automate and optimize our homes, our offices, and our factories.
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Tire-integrated triboelectric generator harvests electricity from rolling tire friction; est. up to +10% fuel econ
2015-06-30 11:55:11| Green Car Congress
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El Nio to disrupt rains, cut Africa, E Asia harvests, scientists say
2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Farmers in Africa and East Asia are expected to suffer crop losses as extreme weather linked to the El Nino phenomenon alters rainfall patterns, scientists told a conference on climate change in Bonn on Wednesday. The rainy season has been delayed in several African nations, and it is difficult to predict exactly how large the crop losses will be, said Sonja Vermeulen, a University of Copenhagen scientist. "Peanut farmers in Gambia, for example, have already been hit this year," Vermeulen told...
New process harvests hydrogen from plant waste at record speeds
2015-04-10 21:50:18| Extremetech
The leftover parts of the corn plant could finally be what saves us from fossil fuels.
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Agriculture: Ethiopia's sweet and sour harvests
2015-04-02 09:00:41| Sugar Industry News
The sugar plant at Wonji-Shoa is chugging along, but the government's 10 other projects estimated to cost more than $5.5bn face problems of their own.
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agriculture
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