Other sources of power could include a kinetic power source similar to those found on some wristwatches.
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And most exciting to the young space geek, such a reactor could power a spaceship to a distant planet and then be the power source for a human base at the destination, he said.
This is very interesting because with this level of power transport USB can become not only the data channel but also the power source for a variety of consumer electronics devices.
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Importantly, the EIA projects that over the lifetime of newly constructed power plants going into operation in the year 2016, natural gas power will be 33% less expensive than what is currently the least expensive power source, coal.
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The way wholesale electricity prices work, all producers get the same rate for power at any given time, and that rate is set by the most expensive power source on line at the time.
Plans to lay undersea cables from Iceland, a geothermal power leader which sits atop more potential than it can consume, would provide a renewable power source to Scotland.
Perhaps the most interesting part of this design is its dual-mode power system, which consists of the standard solar cell array as well as a nuclear power source, allowing the rover to operate continuously and in areas that go long periods without sunlight.
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As this market concentrates, countries that have resources, you see those countries realizing that their control gives them not just a kind of market power, but it gives them a source of political power and strategic influence, and they are increasingly inclined to use that.
Dr Cui hopes in the future only a 9-volt power source will be needed.
Unpicking the process opens the door to using the bacteria as an in-situ, robust power source.
This is the same power source for things like quartz watches and kids' light-up sneakers.
And they are an exceptionally clean power source, producing only water vapor as waste.
"This is a highly reliable power source, " said Dennis Hughes, director of property management for the bank.
The sensors are wired to a power source and data flows through wires to a nearby computer.
To use on the original Xbox 360 consoles, you will need a power source for the device.
The future is not in burning more ever-harder to harvest fossil fuels as our primary power source.
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The scheme has also attracted interest as a possible long-term power source for a manned mission to Mars.
To get around this problem, Friend turned to a piezoelectric power source--crystals that produce electricity when under pressure.
Honda says it wants to install the new power source on its site to reduce its environmental impact.
As is, the robots entering the Robotics Challenge will likely be tethered to a power source throughout the competition.
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It's a machine, made of several different parts, and it uses a power source other than direct human movement.
In countries that can, and do, use hydro as a power source, the competition for contracts is becoming fierce.
Advances in fuel cell technology could give them the range and power source that Choset has been looking for.
This uses depleted uranium as its power source and is believed to produce less nuclear waste than other designs.
Though the output is minute, such a power source could carry on generating electricity unassisted for a long time.
WiFi makes sense for products that have access to a permanent power source.
Instead of plasmids (the power source in the first two games), so-called vigors are the source of Booker's environmental powers.
Intense magnetization can be induced by intense light and then it is ultimately capable of providing a capacitive power source.
Crews have been working for a long time on the electric lines above the tracks, the power source for the trains.
The makers say the new bus offers a "sustainable, safe and clean power source", ideally suited for a densely populated city.
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