The stretchy device, which can be worn like a ring, contains a series of thin thermoelectric chips that are connected using liquid metal wires. (Image Credit: CU Boulder) CU Boulder researchers have created an inexpensive wearable device that tu...
Bitcoin now consumes more energy per year (over 121 terawatt-hours) than Argentina and the United Arab Emirates. (Image Credit: André François McKenzie/Unsplash) If Bitcoin were a country, it would rank 33rd in energy consumption around the worl...
Alternative sources of energy, like solar and wind, are pushing to take over 90% of the remaining U.S. power grid. (Image Credit: Suganth/Unsplash) Thirty years ago, the U.S generated enough solar and wind power to surpass one-tenth of 1% of the...
A winter storm caused wind turbines to freeze over in Texas, which limited the state’s power generation capacity during record-breaking power demand. (Image Credit: Vincent Foret/Unsplash) Nearly half of Texas’ wind power generation capacity has...
Using solar panels on a farm could benefit both plants and the panel. It provides shade to the plant while producing more energy. (Image Credit: Unsplash) Just before winter in 2018, a vegetable plot planted underneath rows of solar panels on st...
Some time ago I posted an article about how temperature affects battery measurements. What I was curious about at the time was how much impact temperature had when measuring lead acid or AGM (absorbent glass mat) batteries, and it turned out that the...
This microscopic image shows cable bacteria reaching out for oxygen. The milky line is the deformed oxygen front, which contains smaller bacteria drawn to the interface with the lower oxygen-free layer. (Image Credit: Stefano Scilipoti) A ...
The Bill Gates fund is looking to invest in 40 to 50 startups dedicated to clean tech. BEV wants to invest in startups focusing on “tougher climate challenges.” (Image credit: BEV) Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV), Bill Gates’ cleantech ventur...
StoreDot has developed new lithium-ion batteries that can fully charge in just five minutes. The company expects prototypes to be released later this year. (Image Credit: CHUTTERSNAP/Unsplash) Electric vehicles are key to helping fight the clima...
A new report showed renewable energy delivered more electricity last year than fossil fuels. More European countries are turning to wind and solar power. (Image credit: Ashley Cooper | Getty Images) For the first time in history, renewable sourc...
New research shows a fleet of DAC CO2 scrubbers could strip CO2 from the atmosphere, but the technology has many challenges to face before this happens. DAC technology could be essential for fighting against global warming. (Image credit: Geoengineer...
Oxford University scientists have created an experimental catalyst that converts carbon dioxide into jet fuel. Scientists at Oxford University have created an inexpensive and efficient catalyst that transforms carbon dioxide into jet fuel. The ...
Transmission Electron Micrograph of graphene decorated with nanoparticles. The dark spots represent the platinum nanoparticles, while the grey sheet is the graphene support material. (Image Credit: Patrick Cullen / Gyen Ming Angel) Researchers a...
Seaborg Technologies says the floating “mini-nukes” could power countries by 2025. The Akademik Lomonosov began supplying electricity to the Russian port of Pevek on the East Siberian Sea in December 2019. (Image credit: Lev Fedoseyev/Tass) What...
Progress towards greener energy sources continues, and this time, the main source of energy is a combination of plants. Image from jamesdysonaward.org, comparison between Aureus and traditional solar panel Nature is action-packed with resources ...
A team of researchers discovered a way to produce hydrogen through electrolysis that will make the process cheaper and more efficient.Everyday science works to find cleaner energy sources so that we would let go of the carbon-emitting energy sources ...
Kristal Ambrose formed the Bahamas Plastic Movement to help eliminate single-use plastics. Ambrose's Bahamas Plastic Movement group cleans up the island's beaches. (Image credit: Dorlan Curtis Jr. and Jawanza Small) Despite its glistenin...
When you think of a company or home that is powered by solar energy, it's quite likely that you immediately think of solar panels. These highly visible, integral pieces of equipment usually get all the credit. But there are a number of othe...
These lines show the temperature a sample must reach (10 kelvins) to exhibit superconducting behavior. (Image Credit: 2020 Okazaki et al.) Superconductors, a material that allows electricity to flow through it with absolutely no resistance, coul...
The durability test system for high-voltage electrical appliances is designed by NGI for the endurance & reliability test of electrical components such as fuse boxes in automobiles, rail transit, household appliances, aircraft, ships, medical equ...
This all-electric school bus only has a 135-mile range, which is more than enough to transport students to school in Tok, Alaska. (Image Credit: KTUU) It may look ordinary, but it’s actually Alaska’s very first all-electric school bus. Soon enou...
The role of battery simulator is to emulate various output states and charging & discharging characteristics of real batteries. It can change the battery SOC, depth of discharge, open circuit voltage, internal resistance and other conditions at a...
According to IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2020, solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity. (Image Credit: American Public Power Association) The global response to the coronavirus pandemic could drastically change the future of energy. Acc...
New research suggests renewable energy is more efficient than nuclear power, while Western Australia plans to phase out coal-fired electricity with renewable energy. Renewable energy may be key in reducing fossil fuels. (Image credit: Getty Images)&n...
This machine captures carbon dioxide in the air and converts it into methane fuel. It could be installed in offices, allowing workers to think more clearly. (Image Credit: Soletair) Soletair Power, a Finnish start-up, developed an air filtration...
