Electrically conductive gel – now printable
Researchers from Stanford University have invented an electrically conductive gel, quick and easy to make, which can be applied onto a surface with an...
Denmark can triple its biomass production and improve the environment
The industry is interested in establishing a biorefinery sector in Denmark that can replace oil-based products with biofriendly materials, chemicals, energy and fuel.
But this...
The secret of unmagnetized magnets
EPFL physicists studying magnetic materials have discovered that they have some unexpected properties. Their research could lead to the development of even tinier magnets...
Swiss made solar powered aircraft to go back home
The already known Swiss-made high tech aircraft has landed in the Maroccan capital. With its wingspan of a jumbo jet the aircraft weights no...
Street lamp with LED lights and solar panels for the Olympics 2012
Street lamp has a futuristic design and is dubbed as solar tree being crafted by Ross Lovegrove. The urban design will totally transform the...
Stanford scientists spark new interest in the century-old Edison battery
Stanford University scientists have breathed new life into the nickel-iron battery, a rechargeable technology developed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago.
Designed in...
Austria’s most efficient thermal power plant
The heat-and power cogeneration plant had already commenced operation in May 2012.
With an electrical rating of 838 MW and an efficiency of 59.2 percent...
New type of photovoltaic device harnesses heat radiation that most solar cells ignore
About 40 percent of the solar energy reaching Earth’s surface lies in the near-infrared region of the spectrum — energy that conventional silicon-based solar...
Magnetic field sensor from Plastic paint developed by University of Utah
Physicists at University of Utah developed an inexpensive, highly accurate magnetic field sensor. This new magnetic field sensor, good for scientific or consumer uses...
Energy storage research projects at Brookhaven Lab
One of the world’s leading energy storage researchers and the electrochemist, Mrs. Esther Takeuchi, joined Brookhaven National Laboratory to advance energy storage projects. She...