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Simulation study investigates energy-saving dimmer switch for streetlighting

Andrew McCollum Jun 1, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A new approach to reducing the energy costs of…

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Scientists develop energy-saving, tunable meta-devices for high-precision, secure 6G communications

Andrew McCollum Mar 16, 2023

The two meta-devices on top are for 2D manipulation, the one on the bottom left is for testing, and the one on bottom…

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Hidden Echo energy-saving tip smart speaker users should know

Andrew McCollum Mar 7, 2023

Amazon is offering you the chance to take greater control of your energy usage through a new little-known Echo 5 feature. Amazon’s voice-controlled Echo Show 5 has a whole host of uses, from…

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Liquid windows: Energy-saving inspiration from squid skin

Andrew McCollum Feb 1, 2023

Prototypes of a multilayered fluidic system designed by U of T Engineering researchers contain several layers of…

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Xbox Consoles Will Now Default To Energy-Saving Option As Microsoft Looks To Reduce Carbon Footprint

Dustin Moskovitz Jan 11, 2023

Microsoft is rolling out a new Xbox update that makes several changes to help gamers reduce their carbon footprint, and this includes making the system default to the…

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Xbox Series X Energy-Saving Graphics Modes Reportedly Being Explored By Microsoft

Dustin Moskovitz Nov 7, 2022

Microsoft is reportedly exploring new ways to make its Xbox Series X|S console more energy-efficient, as the company sent out a recent questionnaire to members of the Xbox…

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Xbox Series X is testing new energy-saving option: Here’s what it may be called – Times of…

Andrew McCollum Oct 18, 2022

Microsoft’s Xbox Series Xconsoles already allow users to save energy with its ‘Energy Saver’ and ‘standby mode’ options. However, ‘Standby mode’ consumes 20 times more energy than the…

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