Ian`s Solar-Heated Air Balloons Could Harness 500kW Each
How would you like an engine producing your dear electricity? How would you like that engine to have pistons as high as heat-powered balloons? Well, an environmental consultant from Solartran in Brisbane, Australia, by his name Ian Edmonds, has designed such an energy producing "engine" from the classic and romantic air balloon.
Sound Waves – A Different Kind of Power Source That Can Charge Your Cellphone
Researchers from Korea are working on a new technology that can power your cellphone with sound. They have turned zinc oxide (the main ingredient of calamine lotion) into a tiny material that converts sound waves into energy through piezoelectricity.
Saltwater Graphene Generator Discovered
Scientists and researchers are still coming up with ways to use graphene, perhaps the greatest wünder-material in recent memory.
Graphene, an atom-thick single-layer two-dimensional lattice...
MS Türanor PlanetSolar Planning 2014 Solar-Powered Expedition
Over the winter, docked at the Cité de la Voile Eric Tabarly, in Lorient, France, the MS Türanor PlanetSolar solar-powered catamaran has been retrofitting...
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.
The Honey Bee Drones Are Coming, But Why?
In a curious new study, researchers from The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan have announced the creation of a...
Evaporation as New Source of Renewable Energy
Evaporation is now becoming a source of renewable energy with the help of bacteria and the two new devices, Evaporation engine, and Moisture mill,...
Evaporation-Powered Energy Generator, The Latest Renewable Energy Technology
If you thought that all means and potential of different sources of renewable energy have already been identified and tested on a large scale,...
Hyundai E4U Concept – Egg-Shaped Personal Electric Vehicle
Personal electric vehicles aren't so new, and by now we're probably used to seeing the elderly and infirm getting around on electric wheelchairs and...
Monks apply space technology to make beer-brewing more sustainable
The monks of La Trappe Abbey brewery in the Netherlands decided to renovate their factory and achieve more sustainable use of water in the...
