An efficient method to harvest low-grade waste heat as electricity may be possible using reversible ammonia batteries, according to Penn State engineers. “The use of waste heat for pow... Read more
Ultimately, Zhong Lin Wang notes, the research could lead to complete atomic-thick nanosystems that are self-powered by harvesting mechanical energy from the environment. Researchers from Co... Read more
It could be the most important portable power plant you’ve never heard of. It’s called the “Power Pallet” and it is essentially a combined biomass refinery and genera... Read more
A new type of electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness the untapped power of evaporating water, according to research conducted at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired En... Read more
“The improvements in energy production ranged from 81 percent to 660 percent, with an average of about 314 percent more energy.” SheerWind, a wind power company from Minnesota, U... Read more
Compared with standard portable generators, CO emissions from the prototype machines were reduced by 90 percent or more Portable electric generators retrofitted with off-the-shelf har... Read more
A large proportion of the energy we produce disappears unused into thin air via waste heat. Tiny thermoelectric generators can tap this potential, whereby the electricity is produced by way... Read more
A group of African girls have made an engine that runs on a truly renewable resource: human urine. Over the last two days, Lagos, Nigeria has hosted Maker Faire Africa, the Maker movement’s... Read more
Kickstarter backers who stump up more than US$500 will be the first to get their hands on one It took Deep Thought (the supercomputer from The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy) seven and a ha... Read more
“We are combining our earlier nanogenerator and this new triboelectric generator for complementary purposes.” Triboelectric Generator Produces Electricity by Harnessing Frictional Forc... Read more
