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Gamechanging transparent solar cells found to generate power 1000x more efficiently
Solar panels often get a bad rap for spoiling the appearance of homes and businesses. Yet, this may be about to change.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 20, 2023


Solar-powered reactor converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels
Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other products.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 20, 2023


Groundbreaking technology can power your home for days using half the water needed to flush a toilet
Emission-free hydrogen could, one day, entirely replace fossil fuels - and a start up believes it has the key ingredient to make it work.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 19, 2023


Groundbreaking technology can heat and cool your house at half the current price
Imagine if you could heat or cool your home just by plucking the desired comfort level out of the air. Israeli startup ThermoTerra can.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 18, 2023


Arizona start-up reinvents the wheel for a cleaner environment
[Jan. 17, 2023: Nick Thomas] Air suspension wheels for mining trucks and wheel loader. (CREDIT: GACW) Global Air Cylinder Wheels...
Joseph Shavit
Jan 17, 2023


Groundbreaking new solar panels are 1000x more powerful
Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 15, 2023


Groundbreaking solar device creates hydrogen fuel out of thin air
A novel device can harvest water from the air and provide hydrogen fuel—entirely powered by solar energy according to EPFL engineers.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 12, 2023


New high-performance micro-lasers will revolutionize quantum optics and bioimaging
Microelectronics has changed the way we manipulate electricity, enabling sophisticated electronic products that are now essential to us all.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 12, 2023


Laser beams could power our cities from space by 2050
power beaming could offer the world huge potential to tap into renewable energy sources and contribute to carbon-neutrality by 2050.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 9, 2023


Groundbreaking bacterial biobatteries can power IoT devices for weeks
Researchers developed a "plug-and-play" biobattery that lasts for weeks at a time and can be stacked to improve output voltage and current.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 9, 2023


UV radiation found as an important cause of global mass extinction
Research suggests that a pulse of UV-B played an important part in the end Permian mass extinction event 250 million years ago.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 9, 2023


Revolutionary solar energy system generates power 24 hours a day
The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, “So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance.”
Joseph Shavit
Jan 6, 2023


Groundbreaking "water battery" is greener and lasts longer than lithium-ion batteries
Can we survive three minutes without air or three days without water? How about without batteries? Imagine not having a battery for 3 hours.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 5, 2023


First-ever graphene circuit creates limitless power from thermal motion
Physicists successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 5, 2023


Researchers look at blocking the sun to control global warming
It sounds like something out of a bad science fiction movie—artificially blocking sunlight to keep global warming from overheating the Earth
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2023


Groundbreaking engine converts heat into electricity with no moving parts
Novel engine converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency — a performance better than that of traditional steam turbines.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 4, 2023


White Graphene nanotubes can revolutionize the world
Hexagonal boron nitride, or hBN, is a single-atom-thin material that has been coined “white graphene” for its transparent appearance.
Joseph Shavit
Jan 2, 2023


Breakthrough low-cost depth sensor records the level of rivers
Researchers at University of Bonn have developed a method that allows the water level of rivers to be monitored around the clock.
Joshua Shavit
Jan 2, 2023


Researchers decode the secret language of photosynthesis
When you get hungry, you grab a snack from your fridge or pantry. But what can plants do when they get hungry? They make it themselves!
Joseph Shavit
Jan 1, 2023


The future of urban lighting could be eco-friendly thanks to light-emitting plants
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
Joseph Shavit
Dec 31, 2022
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