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Half the water flushing a toilet could power your home for days
Enapter says its electrolyser uses about 2.4 litres of water to generate enough hydrogen for a couple's home for several days.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 9, 2021


Photovoltaic solar heating system uses 95% of energy available to heat water
Research team has designed a sustainable photovoltaic solar device that can heat water up to 80 degrees just like a regular electric heater.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021


Scientists create light-emitting plants --- eco-friendly urban lighting of the future
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 8, 2021


Wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time
Most of the current electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2021


Electric vehicles could be powered by hydrogen harvested from sewage
Treating wastewater is a vital process, as it removes pathogens and protects the environment, however it comes at an environmental cost.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 6, 2021


A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect
Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 5, 2021


New climate pledges, if fulfilled, significantly more likely to prevent worst of global warming
Over 100 nations have issued new commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United Nations Conference of the Parties.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 5, 2021


Turning plastic grocery bags into sustainable fuel
More than 300 million tons of plastic waste are produced annually, which causes serious environmental issues because of plastic's life cycle
Joseph Shavit
Nov 4, 2021


Using ocean plastic waste to power ocean cleanup ships
Plastic amassing in floating islands in the oceans could be used to power the ships that are sent to clean them up.
Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2021


Researchers discover potential method to convert food waste into batteries
What do apple cores, spent grain, and walnut shells have in common? They could one day be used to power a data center.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 31, 2021


Turning wastewater from coffee production into electricity
Professor Claudio Avignone Rossa identified a way to process the waste differently by feeding it to a community of electrogenic microbes.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 29, 2021


New lamp generates light for 45 days with half-liter of salt water
The Waterlight lamp was awarded a Silver Cannes in the design category and two bronzes in innovation and social responsibility.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2021


New material paves the way for more powerful and safer batteries
Researchers are working to replace the liquids commonly used in today’s lithium ion batteries with solid materials.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 25, 2021


Ultrasound can enable faster, more sustainable battery recycling
Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology report the first ultrasound extraction of valuable metals from electric car NMC batteries.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 14, 2021


New solar cells produces a thousand times more power
Photovoltaic effect of ferroelectric crystals can be increased by a factor of 1,000 if three different materials are arranged in a lattice.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 13, 2021


Bioengineers develop new class of human-powered bioelectronics
The technology converts human body motions into electricity that could be used to power wearable and implantable diagnostic sensors.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 1, 2021


Now everyone can build battery-free electronic devices
New technology enables hobbyists to build their own battery-free electronic devices that run with intermittent, harvested energy.
Joshua Shavit
Sep 28, 2021


New solar-powered technology uses salt and water to cool off-the-grid communities
A simple cooling system driven by the capture of passive solar energy could provide low-cost food refrigeration and living space cooling.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 22, 2021


Bill Gates raises over $1 billion for clean energy
Bill Gates's nonprofit group Breakthrough Energy announced Monday that it has raised more than $1 billion to fund clean energy development.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 22, 2021


New solar cell design paves the way for windows that also provide solar power
A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes.
Joseph Shavit
Sep 16, 2021
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