Energy

New Intelligent Lighting is Pioneering the Internet of Buildings

Even though the revolution of LED lighting was successful, it is now over. But solid-state lighting is transforming the way we perceive how lighting can illuminate the human civilization in the next few years. It…

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Quantum Biology May Answer Life’s Biggest Questions

Everyone’s been speaking of quantum computing, but what about quantum biology and the application of physics to biology? In fact, physicists have been actively looking for connections between the quantum world and biological processes since…

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To Generate Electricity, Dutch Company Transforms Living Plants Into Power Plants

Harvesting energy from growing plants has come a long way since we used potatoes to light an LED clock for our school science project. Now, a Dutch start-up company has harvested electricity from plants. The…

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New Power Plant in the French Alps Generates Power From Cheese

France is no stranger to energy production as the French are currently the world leader when it comes to nuclear power. Now, renewable energy company Valbio is turning to a new source of energy production,…

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UL-Certified SolarPod Panels Can Be Installed on Any Roof Without Drilling

Solar power is revolutionizing the world. Forward-thinking minds are discovering many exciting ways to make solar power generation more feasible, more efficient, and much easier to install. SolarPod is one such innovative design that enables…

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PaperLab Represents a Breakthrough as the First Ever In-Office Paper Recycler

Epson has succeeded in making the first ever in-office paper recycler, which can accept used documents and recycle them into clean white, untarnished pieces of blank paper. All of the recycling processes take just three…

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Can New Technology Reduce Coal’s Carbon Footprint?

Just when we thought the face of Mitch McConnell, US Senator from Kentucky, couldn’t get more dour, bad news has turned to worse for the US coal industry. McConnell is up against the pending closure…

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Man-made Leaf Produces Oxygen to Help Astronauts Breathe

Astronauts on the International Space Station need a continuous supply of oxygen. Most of the spacecraft carry their own supply of oxygen with them, and a few also have oxygen generators. But an indefinite supply of…

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New Battery From Sony Uses Sulfur at the Negative Electrode for 40% Higher Energy Density

Sony is working on a new battery, expected to be completed in 2020, that utilizes lithium and sulfur energy storage in order to provide 40% higher energy density. Specifically, the battery uses sulfur at the…

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Africa’s Fastest Solar Power Project is Lighting Up Rwanda and Was Ready in Just One Year

Rwanda, likely best known for the genocide that took place twenty-one years ago, is walking on the path for a bright future. The biggest solar power plant in East Africa recently opened in the country. At present,…

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