ENERGY

Engineer Discovers a Way to Convert Wasted Heat into Energy

NANOTECHNOLOGY Battery life could potentially be improved by 50 percent using this technology. At the University of Utah, a mechanical engineer named Mathieu Francoeur has found a slight technicality when it comes to a principle that allows wasted heat to be recycled into usable electricity.

Aerogel Could Revolutionize Solar Energy Collection

The material lets sunlight pass through easily but blocks solar heat from escaping. A newly developed material that is so perfectly transparent you can barely see it could unlock many new uses for solar heat.

Coal Power Subsidies Tripled Despite Climate Warnings

Given the pledge to commit to reducing carbon emissions to help save the Earth from further destruction, it seems the members of the G20 countries have overlooked the fact that coal-fired power plants are major contributors to the global warming problem.

Biomass Conversion to Green Fuel Takes Only Two Steps

Scientists develop a new method in producing green fuel Collaborators from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) developed a two-step method that efficiently breaks down carbohydrates into monomers, single sugar components that are related with producing green fuel.

Geothermal Energy May Lead To Tragic Earthquakes

Geothermal energy is seen as one of the most viable alternatives for energy source, but its continued use may trigger earthquakes, make them stronger and more destructible.

Nanogenerators: Possibility of Energy Production through Movement

Study reveals energy can be generated through movement Rice University researchers designed a wearable device that harvest energy from movement. The researchers led by James Tour designed laser-induced graphene (LIG) into devices free from metals to produce electricity.

Joe Biden Pitches $5 Trillion Climate Proposal

Presidential hopeful, and former VP, Biden is targeting net zero emissions by 2050. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is pitching a more than five-trillion-dollar climate proposal that he says would lead the US to net zero emission of carbon pollution by 2050.

New Power Generator Design to Run From Seawater

Scientists develop a new source of energy from seawater Collaborators from East China Normal University in Shanghai, Shanghai University, and the Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences in Beijing, China have designed a new power generator inspired by marine organisms that switch from aerobic and anaerobic modes.

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