New Power Generating Backpack Brings Together Energy and Exercise
Want to stay healthy and active while creating usable energy? You may be able to have your cake and eat it too with new...
Harvard`s Black Silicon: 100 to 500 Times More Powerful Than Old Solar Cells
Kept in secret until yesterday, a newly appeared company, named SiOnyx, unveils an invention of some Harvard researchers, that is going to revolutionize the whole industry. Harvard has been studying their "black silicon" for almost ten years, but nothing has come out of their lab, due to internal policies regarding the output of their discoveries to commercial companies.
Hopes for Solar-Powered Hydrogen by New Virus-Based Artificial Photosynthesis System
A team of researchers from the MIT, led by Professor Angela Belcher, used a modified virus as a biological scaffold for assembling the nanoscale components needed to split water into hydrogen and oxygen. The bacterial virus is called "M13", and it's said to be harmless.
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.
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.
Festo DualWingGenerator is Remarkably Efficient Wind Power Device
A few years ago, Festo created a flying bird model that was remarkably similar to the genuine article. Now they’re turning their attention to...
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.
Two Devices That Can Solar Power Your iPhone While You Walk or Listen to...
Charging a mobile device using flexible solar cells fitted in headphones, or a shoe insole that harnesses energy generated by walking, could soon be...
Researchers Develop Device to Convert Vibrations Into Electricity
Bristol University researchers have developed a new way to provide free energy to businesses and homes. They have created a new type of energy-harvesting device that makes use of non-linear springs and mass.
