Researchers from the Dehradun- based Indian Institute of Petroleum have developed a new technology for multi-fuel burner for furnaces capable of saving 15 to 25 per cent energy over

Lumatec of Austin, Texas, USA, is selling a wafer-thin flashlight that is small enough to be slipped into a shirt pocket, wallet or calendar/ organiser. Dubbed Flashcard, it features a

Energy conservation is the bottomline of the latest innovations. A new light bulb has the combined attractions of less energy, more efficiency and a longer life. Filled with inert gas and sulphur, the bulb gives an output equivalent to several hundred

Power transmission will be done more smoothly in the future with the help of a new electronic device, the thyristor controlled series compensator. The new equipment, using advanced solid state switches, can increase power supply through existing t

Efficiency is the key word to effectively utilise and conserve energy

Promoting the cause of solar power against conventional power is the latest Swiss initiative

Depleting gas resources can be overcome by creating natural gas... artificially!

Canon USA, New York, is intro ing the world's first fully autorr 35-mm solar-powered camera, Sure Shot Del Sol, The cam weighing about 28 grams, designed to lie flat and has a

'Smart' solar panels have fina been developed by researchers of Albert Ludwigs University, Freibi and Fraunhofer Institute for So Energy Systems, Lauenforde, bw in Germany. The

Absorption cooling could be the answer to peak time electrical loads