Energy

Metabolic Switch For Thermogenesis, Fat Storage Could Cure Obesity

Could it be that a metabolic switch, or switches, analogous to a simple light switch, can turn on and off obesity? Could it really be that simple? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

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New Bookmark Light Transmits Electricity Through a Lithium Coin Battery

Kouichi Okamoto’s ‘bookmark light’, developed with the help of the University of Tokyo’s Business Venture Agic Inc., is a unique take on the traditional bookmark. You can turn the bookmark light on and off by…

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China’s Foxconn Has Replaced 60,000 Factory Workers with Robots

Are Human Workers Obsolete? Contract fabricator Foxconn, or Hon Hai Precision, the world’s largest manufacturer of Apple’s iPhones, iPads and Macs, as well as Samsung smartphones and Microsoft products, has replaced 60,000 of its workers…

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Will ‘Sea Bubbles’ Turn the Rivers of France Into an Alternative to Their Clogged Roads?

These little hydroplaning cabs with flippers, called Sea Bubbles, are about to be tested on the Seine in Paris this summer. If all goes well with the debut, the plan is for 3,000 to 5,000…

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Germany Just Generated So Much Renewable Energy That It Had to Pay Customers to Use It

In this energy-intensive modern world, everyone keeps complaining about electricity costs. However on May 8th, Germany generated so much renewable energy that it paid customers to use the electricity. On this bright and sunny day,…

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Tesla Gigafactory Set to Officially Open With a Ceremony on July 29th

The gigantic Tesla Gigafactory in Nevada has been kinda, sorta open for a few months now, but there has yet to be a grand opening. That will change on July 29th when company officials will…

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This Solar Cell Set the Solar Energy World Record

Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) just set a new world record by developing a new solar cell that can harvest a whopping 34.5% sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency. The solar cell efficiency achieved by the…

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The World’s Largest Sponge is Massive at 11 Feet Long and 6 Feet Wide

The ocean is filled with all sorts of wild things, including gigantic sponges. Recently, the world’s largest sponge was found near the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, spanning 11 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 feet…

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Venture Capital Examines Fusion Research

Venture Capital Examines Fusion Research On May 2nd the Milken Institute – a well-connected think tank – hosted its 19th annual conference [3]. This event is attended by the global elite; from finance to government…

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Rise of Sharing Economy Benefits Businesses, Consumers & Sustainability

The Information Technology (IT) revolution has brought many gifts and some would argue, many headaches, to modern society. Creative destruction has seen whole industries (newspapers, music) destroyed or significantly transformed and new industries (robotics, nanotechnology)…

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