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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
How switching to solar-LED lighting could create 2 million jobs worldwide
As many people who live in impoverished regions around the world start shifting away from fuel-based lighting, like…
These light-trapping 3D solar cells are heading to the ISS
This week when SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket blasted off, heading for the International Space Station, it brought with…
Baby stroller charges your phone via power-generating wheels
New moms spend a lot of time with their baby stroller. That's why a high-tech baby gadget company, 4moms, decided…
Solar-powered contraption cooks hot dogs in minutes
For the past three years, the GoSun Stove has been changing the solar-cooking game. Now, its creators have released…
Clean energy solution for reduced use of platinum
A way to use less platinum in chemical reactions commonly used in the clean energy, green chemicals, and automotive…
EV batteries energy density improved
A way to increase the robustness and energy storage capability of a particular class of "lithium-rich" cathode…
Optical communication now graphene-based
Researchers from the Graphene Flagshi, as an important step towards graphene integration in silicon photonics, have…
Crystal orientation a breakthrough for solar tech
Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northwestern University and Rice University have tweaked their…
Transition radiation detectors to be developed
Employees of MEPh have been the first to develop detectors of transition radiation, which are able to split hadrons…
MFC system eliminates need for external power
A proof-of-concept 3D paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) that could take advantage of capillary action to guide…