Pumping air through a rubbery robot allows it to walk, but now you can make one jump by setting off explosions inside its body. George Whitesides from Harvard University and colleagues have... Read more
Compressed air into high voltage electricity The Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute (GERMI) has developed an instrument to convert compressed air into high voltage electricity.... Read more
MDI’s air engine technology tested on Tata Motors vehicles In January 2007, Tata Motors and Motor Development International (Luxembourg) signed a licence agreement that enables Tata Mo... Read more
Isothermal compressed air A University of Minnesota invention could help make storage of solar and wind energy more efficient and economical. The invention was licensed to SustainX, a leadin... Read more
What weighs a little under 70 pounds, has six legs, and is full of air? No, it’s not conjoined monkey triplets with gas – as you’ve doubtless already gathered from the pict... Read more
A vehicle that runs on air. It sounds like a fantastic idea, but energy is still needed to compress the air and the losses that go hand-in-hand with converting energy still have to be... Read more
Compressed air cars have been around since the 1800s, but they have always suffered the reputation of a novelty invention. Instead, standard gasoline engines ruled the auto world for the maj... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Most motorcycles in the world today use engines that burn gasoline, contributing to greenhouse gasses and adding air pollution to the surrounding area. Now two scientists... Read more