Many have tried to build magnetic motors, but it's difficult, and the difficulty comes from the fact that you somehow have to isolate and beam the magnetic field into only one direction. Here is another experimenter that uses rotating magnets on the stator, that if aligned properly to a certain pattern that he tries to find every time the motor starts.
This Monday, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford announced their intentions to build a next-generation Ford Focus, an all-electric version of the vehicle, starting next year.
We all need electricity for powering different stuff in our home, to make our lives more pleasant. But if the electricity is produced using green sources it's even better. One of the most used types of energy up to now was hydropower, but this one involves the construction of dams, weirs or other structures that could affect fish.
Tesla had been dreaming about this many decades ago, and it seems his dreams even became reality, and several other thousands of minds all around the globe and over the time have been fantasizing about how would it be like to have your electronic devices powered wirelessly.
Just few days ago, Tesla Motors announced that they will start the collaboration with Panasonic for the development of the next generation battery cells for the EV.
Wastewater treatment plants are usually packed with industrial-sized aerators, pumps and other machines that usually use a lot of electricity from the grid. But SunPower Corp. developed a solar power system for the West Riverside Wastewater Treatment Plant in Corona, California that is able to generate one-megawatt of energy
I didn't really actively realize that current biofuel production technologies imply the usage of fossil fuels at certain moments of the production process. This fact reduces the biofuels' credibility as a cleaner source of energy and increases their carbon footprint.
A recent study made by Jennifer Burney from Stanford University, shows hope for the next generations: it seems that solar-power irrigation systems have significantly enhanced the living standards of sub-Saharan Africa villagers.
Pinwheels have been used for many things along history. One of the most interesting uses I've ever seen is making a pinwheel act as a free energy generator, powered by gravity.
A team of Japan researchers have developed a lithium polymer battery that can be produced using only printing technology. The team is led by Advanced Materials Innovation Center (AMIC) of Mie Industry and a Japan-based incorporated foundation (Enterprise Support Center - MIESC).
