Energy-saving Tips for the Holidays

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With the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to underestimate all of the added expenses this time of year brings. But, there are simple things you can do to cut down on costs and your impact on the environment. Putting light decorations on a timer is simple and effective. This rids you from having to remember to turn them off and on everyday, saves electricity, and will make those bulbs last longer. To take this even a step further, use LED Christmas lights instead of incandescent.

        Try to plan your shopping trips so that you can get everything you need at once, therefore cutting down on gasoline use. Make sure to unload your car completely when you get home. It’s easy to reason that leaving groceries in the car for a few days saves you some time, but the added weight in the trunk actually makes you burn through more gasoline than you normally would. Making sure to only run the dishwasher when it’s completely full is also effective. This helps save water, and switching to the “air dry” setting can save on electricity.

        Although having a fresh Christmas tree is a holiday tradition for many families, buying a realistic-looking fake tree is much more economical and ecofriendly. That way you’re not cutting down a perfectly good tree every year, and you only have to pay for it once. If done correctly, these simple steps can really make a difference, and help make your holidays a little less stressful. Click here for even more tips.

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Google Doodle Celebrates Alessandro Volta's 270th Birthday!

Today's Google doodle is a great one!

It teaches us about Alessandro Volta's contribution to Electric batteries! 

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Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta (18 February 1745 – 5 March 1827) was an Italian physicist^[2][3] credited with the invention of the first electrical battery, the Voltaic pile, which he invented in 1799 and the results of which he reported in 1800 in a two part letter to the President of the Royal Society.^[4][5] With this invention Volta proved that electricity could be generated chemically and debased the prevalent theory that electricity was generated solely by living beings. Volta's invention sparked a great amount of scientific excitement and led others to conduct similar experiments which eventually led to the development of the field of electrochemistry.^[5]

Alessandro Volta also drew admiration from Napoleon Bonaparte for his invention, and was invited to the Institute of France to demonstrate his invention to the members of the Institute. Volta enjoyed a certain amount of closeness with the Emperor throughout his life and he was conferred numerous honours by him.^[1] Alessandro Volta held the chair of experimental physics at the University of Paviafor nearly 40 years and was widely idolised by his students.^[1]

Despite his professional success Volta tended to be a person inclined towards domestic life and this was more apparent in his later years. At this time he tended to live secluded from public life and more for the sake of his family until his eventual death in 1827 from a series of illnesses which began in 1823.^[1] The SI unit of electric potential is named in his honour as the volt.

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In Fact!!! Toyota has a concept car named after him!