Chunlei Guo's Metal Pushing Water Uphill Without Extra Energy
Chunlei Guo, a researcher from the University of Rochester, along with a team of scientists, have created a slab of metal that can push water uphill, defying gravity, by using the capillary effect. It's the same effect that happens when you put a piece of fabric in a wine glass, for example, and hold it with your hand.
New Thermally Elastic Metal Alloy Increases the Efficiency of Air Conditioners
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland have recently created a new "thermally elastic" metal alloy that will significantly increase the efficiency of refrigeration systems and air conditioners by up to 175 percent. This way, it is expected that the U.S. carbon dioxide emissions will be reduced by 250 million metric tons per year.
Air-Purifying Concrete Paving Stones Remove Nitrogen Oxides from Vehicle Emissions
Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands claim to have invented a new type of paving material that actually removes some pollutants from the air as vehicles travel over the surface. Combined with concrete or normal asphalt, the new material is able to eliminate 25% to 45% of nitrogen oxides from vehicle gases.
Biofuel Production Could Benefit from New Nanobowl Construction
One of the issues in biofuel production has always been making it efficient. Various catalyst materials have been found to be very efficient, but...
NOKIA’s Prototype Device Charges Cell Phones Using Sound
Powering your cell phone with sound is no longer the crazy idea that Korean Researchers decided to pursue some years ago. It is now...
Student-Made 2098 mpg Car Won the SAE Supermileage Competition
2098 mpg is the mileage achieved by the Quebec's Laval University team, which won the SAE Supermileage competition, this year.
Living in an age of impending climate...
Plants That Glow In The Dark Might Replace Home Lighting Systems
The latest innovation in the field of genetic modification is set to create a unique kind of bioluminescent plants, which have the potential to...
New Rice University Sensor Sniffs Greenhouse Gases
A particularly difficult argument to have with those who do not have a background in environmental topics is one that involves the actual effects of greenhouse...
An Engine Fueled by Hydrogen Obtained from Water
Ex-President Bush has made a challenge to the American people to begin running cars on hydrogen as soon as possible, and has allocated over...
DIY Stirling Engine Boat Tutorial
There are many ways for building a stirling engine boat. You can either use a frame of square lumbers or fiber-reinforced plastic.
However, piling thick...