Major automobile manufacturers have had hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in research and development for years, but they always seems to be on the back burner. There are some major hurdles to widespread use of HFCs, which have...
The Renault ZOE Electric Vehicle was originally shown as a concept vehicle back in the 2010 Paris Motor Show. At the time, it was proposed to have the ability to charge on L2 240 V stations, some sort...
Stirling engines have been touted as a good alternative for current internal combustion engines, since they can be powered with mostly anything that burns and are much simpler than steam engines for small applications like running a car. Here's...
As the days go by, we keep hearing more and more about greenhouse gases, depleting ozone layer, climate change, global warming. It seems like nearly every research theme has focused on mitigating, preventing or coping with the consequences of...
The CEATEC show in Japan this past week, October 2 through October 6, gave developers and researchers the chance to show off their latest electronics advancements. Rohm Semiconductors recently unveiled a new high-density power cell made up of a...
The plasma used in fusion reactors holds great potential in terms of bringing down costs of this energy source. Over the past few years, researchers have been exploring ways to contain and stabilize this plasma.
During the International Atomic Energy...
British designer, Mark Sanders, Dutch e-bike expert Han Goes, and Korean auto suppliers Mando Corp and Meister, have come together to design the world's first plug-in hybrid-electric bicycle, the Mando Footloose.
Electricity is stored by a lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack...
New flower-like structures, made from germanium sulfide (GeS), have the potential to be the next-best-thing in the field of energy storage and solar cells.
The “nanoflowers” have only 20-30 nanometers thick petals, with a large surface area in a small...
Scientists already agree that rising man-made carbon-dioxide is effecting the global warming phenomenon, with the implications of more extreme weather patterns and higher-than-average sea ice and glacial melting. With respect to the ice caps and glaciers, which take...
Emcore, a company that has successfully supplied primary power to more than 100 satellites since 2001, announced the signing of their latest contract on Wednesday.
The deal was made with Alliant TechSystems Inc. (AKT) to produce solar panels for the...
