New Bird-Friendly Wind Turbine Technology Developed by WWII Veteran
For many years, there has been a major concern that wind farms have negative impact on birds. However, some people do not believe in...
Molten Salt Battery Company Changes Name to Ambri, Seeks to Revolutionize Grid Storage
If you remember, there was a certain company founded by a certain Professor Don Sadoway, who invented a molten salt battery designed specifically for...
Innovative Solar Powered Air Conditioning System Uses 90% Less Energy
Cooling and heating are the two most energy consuming activities in a home - 65 percent. A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researcher in...
Spherical Lenses by German Architect Could Revolutionize CSP Systems
Traditionally, concentrated solar power systems have been made of concave mirrors that reflect sunlight onto a solar cell or from Fresnel lenses that focus...
Experimental Hydrogen Fuel Cell Train Built by Birmingham Researchers
An experimental train built by University of Birmingham researchers for the IMechE Railway Challenge is setting an example for how a hydrogen fuel cell-powered...
LG’s New “Cable Batteries” Open Up Bright Perspectives for Flexible Power Sources
We'll probably be hearing someday soon that LG will announce world's first commercial "cable battery," as their subsidiary, LG Chem, has recently announced progress...
Self-Charging Battery Transforms Vibrations Directly Into Chemical Energy
A research team and the Georgia Institute of Technology has invented a lithium ion battery that charges itself by using the environment vibrations. Unlike...
DOE Studying How to Better Extract Uranium from Seawater
Although the Earth's oceans only contain uranium in trace amounts (3 parts per billion), if someone put their mind to it and gathered all...
New Korean Lithium Ion Battery for EVs Charges in Under 1 Minute
A new lithium ion battery developed in Korea could make those long waiting times for an electric car to charge become history. A team...
Fukushima Butterflies Genetically Affected by March 11 Accident
Last year's Fukushima March 11 event taught us one of the most important lessons ever: there's no toying with tsunamis or nuclear power -...
