Origami from ancient art to paper battery
The nature has always been the followed model for bringing inventions into the reality. Now the ancient Japanese traditional art of origami inspired researchers...
Nanoengineered batteries could enable the next generation of high-power rechargeable batteries
New Nanoengineered Batteries Developed at Rensselaer Exhibit Remarkable Power Density, Charging More Than 40 Times Faster Than Today’s Lithium-ion Batteries
An entirely new type of...
Cheap liquid batteries that could make renewable energy sources viable
The biggest drawback to many real or proposed sources of clean, renewable energy is their intermittency: The wind doesn’t always blow, the sun doesn’t...
Harvesting Energy from Cellphone Calls
Sounds incredible but the scientists from Korea have turned the main ingredient of calamine lotion into a tiny material that converts sound waves into electricity.
Just...
Stanford scientists spark new interest in the century-old Edison battery
Stanford University scientists have breathed new life into the nickel-iron battery, a rechargeable technology developed by Thomas Edison more than a century ago.
Designed in...
Electric Car Network Charging Points Fitted Up by Ecotricity in UK
Ecotricity is a company founded by Dale Vince which fit electric car charges on motorway service stations. This week they launched the first national...
Sunbox a new solar charging device for eco gadgets
Eco gadgets need power supply in a greener way.
Lack of access to an electrical infrastructure because living in developing countries or living in wilderness...
Carbon nanotubes can store solar energy indefinitely
A novel application of carbon nanotubes, developed by MIT researchers, shows promise as an innovative approach to storing solar energy for use whenever it’s...
Electrically conductive gel – now printable
Researchers from Stanford University have invented an electrically conductive gel, quick and easy to make, which can be applied onto a surface with an...
IBM develops lithium-air battery to overcame 100 miles range
The range covered by electric vehicles remains the most important issue.
Today’s lithium-ion batteries are much better than NiMH batteries, but don’t offer enough energy...