Taking a page from Jules Verne, researchers at Microsoft believe the future of data centers may be under the sea. Microsoft has tested a prototype of a self-contained data center that can op... Read more
A common criticism of a total transition to wind, water and solar power is that the U.S. electrical grid can’t affordably store enough standby electricity to keep the system stable. St... Read more
Stanford engineers have created a plastic skin-like material that can detect pressure and deliver a Morse code-like signal directly to a living brain cell. The work takes a big step toward a... Read more
A toilet, conveniently situated near the Student Union Bar at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), is proving pee can generate electricity. The prototype urinal is the result... Read more
Scientists have taken a major step forward in the production of hydrogen from water which could lead to a new era of cheap, clean and renewable energy. Chemists from the University of Glasgo... Read more
An innovative ‘trigeneration’ system fuelled entirely by raw plant oils could have great potential for isolated homes and businesses operating outside grid systems both in the UK... Read more
From eco-dancefloors to ocean waves: Wherever there is movement, there is energy. From energy-generating nightclubs to a T-shirt that charges your phone, there are many intriguing concepts f... Read more
“We expect that this technology will find further applications in scale-up systems such as automobiles, factories, aircrafts, and vessels where we see abundant thermal energy being was... Read more
A low-power photodetection system can harness enough energy to power an autonomous sensor and monitoring network Light detectors are used extensively in daily life as brightness sensors and... Read more
Living without electricity in today’s technological world may be difficult to imagine. Yet the reality of living without computers, mobile phones and entertainment systems, and managing a tr... Read more
Converting sunshine into electricity is not difficult, but doing so efficiently and on a large scale is one of the reasons why people still rely on the electric grid and not a national solar... Read more
Through cheap technology it will be possible to use the passing of vehicles to illuminate the city Mexican entrepreneurs developed a system capable of using the vehicular flow to generate el... Read more
“This technology could give customers control over what they want to do and when” It’s a thrifty trick used by households from L.A. to Luxembourg, or anywhere where utilities charge less for... Read more
Children seem to be a source of never ending energy, exhausting parents and teachers alike. Now a non-profit organization, Empower Playgrounds, is harnessing children’s energy in order to ge... Read more