Power Your Gadgets by Sun and Water
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We don't need no stinking grid--at least not all the time. These devices use the elements to charge your laptop, cell phone, and music player.
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Big batteries will fight blackouts and could make renewable power economically viable.
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A metal pad that can recharge devices placed on top of it has come to market.
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Consumer electronics aren't exactly easy on the environment Â they consume electricity that contributes to global warming, and toxins leach out of them when they end up in landfills.
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What New England lacks in sunshine, it makes up for in wind. So after you roll up your cellphone's solar panel for the winter, wouldn't it be great to plug in a turbine that does the job just as effectively?
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Signs suggest solar power might be reaching a tipping point.
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The day may be coming when PCs, cell phones and many other devices will be run without a battery or electrical cord.
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Electricity available day and night is due to come online for a small island community for the first time.
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US researchers demonstrate a system to transfer energy to devices without the need for wires.
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Large-scale solar-power projects will bring big benefits.
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Since ancient times poets have revered the power of the seas. Now energy companies and coastal cities like New York and San Francisco  are aiming to tap ocean waves and tidal currents as abundant sources of electricity.
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Is sun worship bad for you? Forget the sunscreen -- consider solar power.
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True mobile TV. Connected cars. Personal robots. The coolest new gadgets and services are still found in the Land of the Rising Sun.
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It sounds crazy, but itâs true! Scientists have developed wearable solar panels that can be sewed into clothing, helping charge music players, mobile phones, light batteriesâ¦ This innovative product is likely to hit the market in three years time.
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As long as you don't go to the beach to get wet, and you don't mind sand in your electronics, this prototype swimwear could come in handy. In Sex Drive Daily.
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German researchers claim they have figured out a way to use body heat to generate power that could eventually run mobile devices.
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Rethinking some banal and non-techy energy stuff, such as corn and wood, and you get ... a corn-powered house, anyone? Plus: The green glow, from environmental economics to using algae as a solar collector. Mark Anderson reports from the MIT Energy 2.0 conference in Autopia.