CleanAir: All-In-One Air Conditioner and Cleaner Promises 25% Energy Reduction

"Every second we pump air into our houses that is too hot, too cold or too moist. And then we spend billions of kilowatts treating that air; cooling it, heating it or dehumidifying it. If we could clean the air, we could recycle air that already has the perfect temperature," explains Matthew Johnson, a professor at the University of Copenhagen, who invented "CleanAir", the device that acts like an all-in-one dehumidifier, cooler, heater, and cleaner.

Solar Wind Power Harvesting Satellite Could Produce 100 Billion Times More Energy Than We...

I've been hearing at least two versions of how we should construct an orbital power station, that would harness the Sun's power and transmit it through lasers or microwaves to Earth. Those concepts, along with classic solar and wind power fade when compared to this one.

Catalothermionic Generator: A New Blend of Solar and Fuel Cell Nanotechnology Produces Electricity

...it's like hydrogen and the Sun are related in a way... the star's energy comes from burnt hydrogen, on one hand, and on the other, here on Earth, solar cells are the best means of generating hydrogen out of water and have it used as an energy source. There's an interesting symmetry between the two.

Solar Cells Featuring Carbon Nanotube Antennas Concentrate Light 100 Times

These days, MIT chemical engineers have come up with a new approach to concentrate solar power by 100 times without needing any lenses, mirrors or anything else than the solar cell itself.

New Stretchable Conductive Material Could Find Uses In Organic/Thin Film Solar Cells

Stretchable solar cells and other flexible electronic devices can celebrate the making of a material developed by three institutions from Germany and Japan called the "silver particle-containing polyurethane base electric wiring."

Hygroelectricity: A New Type Of Alternative Energy, Extracted From Air's Electrical Charge

In their search of alternative energy resources, scientists have stopped at a phenomenon that, although known for ages, brought them surprises. They want to harvest electricity by profiting from the fact that air is loaded with electric charges, and work on a prototype for such a harvester.

New Mitochondria Fuel Cells Could Generate Electricity From Sugar or Fats

Mitochondria, also called "the cells' powerhouses", may one day replace batteries as we know them. Scientists from the University of Missouri invented and developed a new fuel cell based on these also called "organelles" (the internal organs of cells). The fuel cell is able to feed on sugars and fats, just like mitochondria in the organisms do.

Blest Can Turn World's Scrap Plastic Into Usable Oil Having Lower CO2 Output

Plastics are made from gas, extracted from oil fields. Through a specific process, the gas is transformed into what we know as bottles, coffee cups and toys. The bad part is that each of them ends up in a landfill, eventually.

Textiles That Generate Electricitiy Under Development at Southampton

A team of researchers at the University of Southampton are about to develop a new technology that may allow people to power mobile phones, MP3 players and other gadgets through their movement, without the need to change the batteries.

Magic Sticker Makes Solar Cells Up to 12 Percent More Powerful

Genie Lens Technologies has developed the easiest solution yet: a sticker that applied to the solar cell, will direct the incoming light onto the light-sensitive surface, greatly reducing reflections and improving the efficiency.