The author
Gianluca Riccio, copywriter and journalist - Born in 1975, he is the creative director of an advertising agency, he is affiliated with the Italian Institute for the Future, World Future Society and H +, Network of Italian Transhumanists.
Gravitricity, the battery that works with the force of gravity
Scottish startup Gravitricity announced this week a working scale prototype of a battery that uses gravity to store energy.
Electricity has changed the world: superconductors will change it again
Superconductors can really change the history of energy. Many problems have been solved: here is the step needed to reach the finish line.
The diamond and radioactive waste battery works for 28.000 years
A battery with radioactive graphite waste trapped in thin layers of diamond can power devices for thousands of years.
Created a liquid that can store solar energy for nearly 20 years
The University of Gothenburg in Sweden has developed an amazing isomer that can store solar energy for a very, very long time.
IEA report: global gasoline demand may never recover
The voracious demand for gasoline has stopped due to Covid. And an IEA report says what many suspected: it will never return to previous levels.
BIPV: the future of integrated solar in buildings
Electric cars are growing, and construction remains at stake: why don't we start thinking about the abandonment of old solar panels, to go directly to solar roofs? The future is BIPV.
PaveGen, the intelligent wooden floor that produces energy
A team from ETH Zurich is testing two types of wood modified for energy. It will be the perfect material for a smart floor, and so much more.
Solar roads: the story of a resounding failure
Solar roads: entire road networks covered with solar panels to power the world! How beautiful. Too bad they are a failure.
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