Bugs from space to increase the electrical output of the fuel cells
Bacteria normally found 30km above the earth have been identified as highly efficient generators of electricity.
Bacillus stratosphericus - a microbe commonly found in high...
Renewable energy would be the cleanest solution to power Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio would be officially 100 percent powered by renewable energy without significant cost increase for actual consumers.
The Queen City is moving toward a...
Single-atom transistor for a future quantum computer
In a remarkable feat of micro-engineering, UNSW physicists have created a working transistor consisting of a single atom placed precisely in a silicon crystal.
The...
EasyJet to implement the electric green taxi-ing system for its fleet
EasyJet the European low-cost airline is to trial a new electric green taxi-ing system that could deliver significant fuel and carbon emissions reduction by...
How a battery material works
MIT team uncovers a reason why the hottest new material for rechargeable batteries works so well.
Since its discovery 15 years ago, lithium iron phosphate...
Pacemaker powered by heartbeat vibrations
Because of this reason the researchers have searched for ways to prolong battery life.
They started to generate energy to power a pacemaker using blood...
Energy efficiency of robots modeled along studies on ants and snakes
The nature is the main source of inspiration for each important project. The Georgia Tech University has received a grant from National Science Foundation...
Hydrogen and graphene
Graphene has engendered high expectations whereof its extreme properties depend on the fact that it consists of a single sheet of carbon atoms.
However the...
US’s renewable energy versus nuclear power
According to the information, in first nine months of 2011 the whole spectrum of renewable energy produced fewer than 12 percent of United States energy...
Coffee to produce renewable electricity
The Energy and Environmental Research Center – EERC at the University of North Dakota announced that it is “leading a project to develop an...