Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators
Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhabitants much more than some fresh air, light...
The piezoelectric effect in graphene at nanoscale
By depositing atoms on one side of a grid of the “miracle material” graphene, researchers at Stanford have engineered piezoelectricity into a nanoscale material...
Researchers begin graphene production
A group of researchers at Linköping University are now marketing their method of producing graphene. There is great interest in the Nobel Prize-winning material,...
Michigan University Researchers Developed Cardiac Pacemakers to be charged due to human body motion
Cardiac Pacemakers Introduction:
Cardiac pacemakers have revolutionized medical care by saving countless lives. However, their Achilles’ heel lies in their batteries, which have a relatively...
Electrified highways for electric trucks and cars in Sweden
The dream of electrified highways for car and truck transport has remained on the spot.
Electric cars are starting to reach the mainstream, the vision...
Metamaterials may boost wireless power transfer
More than one hundred years after the pioneering inventor Nikola Tesla first became fascinated with wireless energy transfer, the spread of mobile electronic devices...
Watertube an eco gadget to provide drinking water in remote areas
More than 75 percent of the Earth surface is covered by water and probably only 2.5 percent of it is fresh water.
Only 0.3 percents...
Maine students became experts in renewable energy
A hydropower turbine has the potential to not only create energy, but has also sparked the creation of both a renewable energy company and...
Stay super-dry with Nokia’s nanotechnology
What happens when a drop of water falls on a lotus leaf? It’s not a philosophical question, but a natural phenomenon scientists have been...
Nanotrees Harvest the Sun’s Energy to Turn Water into Hydrogen Fuel
University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are building a forest of tiny nanowire trees in order to cleanly capture solar energy without using...