3 Toy Electric Vehicles to Build With Your Kid
Electric vehicles are something that fascinate more and more people each day. But until an engineer gets to work at Tesla, he has to...
Nissan Leaf Granted Permit to Test Semi-Autonomous Vehicles on Japan’s roads
By 2020, Nissan expects to have fully-autonomous vehicles on the road but, in order to do that, Nissan will have to prove that they...
New Cement Production Technology Absorbs Carbon Dioxide, Receives Award
Cement is one of the most important CO2 emitters, accounting for 5% of the world's total emissions. Producing 1 ton of Portland cement, for example, outputs 800 kilograms of carbon dioxide, and that is because of the material used in the fabrication process: calcium carbonate.
Highly Efficient Light-Emitting Diode Mimics Fireflies
Studying the structure of firefly lanterns, scientists from Belgium, France and Canada were able to identify a pattern of jagged scales that enhances the...
Composite Nanomaterials Remove Microbes and Chemical Contaminants From Drinking Water
A prototype developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Medras in Chennai, India, purifies 10 litres of water at a time, making...
High-Performance Superconductors Developed, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Superconductors typically find their way into power generation and transmission applications, where losses are unacceptable or great amounts of current are needed to flow.
When...
Top 5 Most Wanted Portable Solar Power For Your Gadgets
Yes, summer is over, at least for us in the northern hemisphere that is. But waving good-bye to the long warm days, does not...
Thermoelectric Generator: How to Build One
A thermoelectric generator is a semiconductor device that transforms the heat difference between its two layers into electricity.
It belongs to a class of materials called...
Sue is a Custom Real-Size T-Rex Tricycle
Here is one for all green transportation lovers, who have a secret (or not so secret) obsession with dinosaurs. Meet the super cool rideable...
A Solar-Powered Temporary Housing Unit Now Home to Damaged Property Victims
A number of designers are competing to design the best practical emergency housing unit. Michel Antoun Zateef’s design of The Temporary Housing Unit is...
