Electronic contact lenses zoom in at the blink of an eye
The possible uses of electronic contact lenses? Many: from visual prostheses to self-adjusting glasses or remote robotic operations.
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Thermal photovoltaic, efficiency record broken
The thermal photovoltaic will be able to allow drones to fly for days and will feed the space probes for centuries.
What will the smart home look like in 10 years?
Driving everything with voice and immersing yourself in the Internet of Things will be routine. Thanks to advances in AI, a smart home will anticipate our needs.
The ITER nuclear fusion reactor is preparing to leave
Getting reactions from nuclear fusion that give more energy than you put into the system can be the final answer to the climate crisis.
Getting energy from walking, latest developments
A Chinese team has developed a walking energy generator that, connected to one leg, produces 1.6 microwatts to power small devices.
Scotland has wind energy to power twice as many as its homes
Until yesterday, there was no overall estimate of how much wind energy was used in Scotland. Now there's the data: and it's surprising.
Mini dialysis is reality: developed in Japan
During a disaster, the first things to be cut off are electricity and water: elements that mini dialysis can consume little and for two weeks.
Metro energy: the Lausanne team system
A Lausanne team estimated the heat that passes through the underground tunnels and designed a geothermal system to extract energy from the metro
The hydrogen train makes its debut in the UK: how is it going elsewhere?
Even in the UK the hydrogen train starts running. How is development going in the rest of the world? Let's take stock with this article.
MIT experiments with "living" solar cells to grow
One day we may literally “grow” our own energy by watering and nourishing our biological solar cells.
Vortex Bladeless, the bladeless generator will change wind power
The Spanish startup Vortex enters the last phase of testing with its generator with a revolutionary shape
5 revolutions that will change energy in the next 5 years
Five years is a long time: enough for the Sun to radiate the energy equivalent to all our reserves of oil, coal and natural gas and enough for the world to revolutionize energy in at least 5 ways. Here are 5 energy revolutions that we will see between now and 2024.
Energy from snow: developed generator and working devices
They are based on the principles of the so-called "triboelectric effect", and their fields of application are boundless.
UK develops Americium engines for space missions lasting hundreds of years
The gigantic energy of americium and plutonium allows a range of otherwise unreachable space missions: the UK advances rapidly in this direction.
BiroRobot is coming, the robot that saves you money
You could save quite a bit on your #bill, if only you paid more attention. This is why #BiroRobot was born, a small #robot created by the physicist Marco Santarelli, owner of the energy research company ResOn. Marco explained that a few years ago he had developed an algorithm to optimize electricity consumption among many users, and the system worked. So it was decided to also apply it inside homes, to analyze heat and electricity consumption, depending on ... Read more
The control unit for energy and clean water, homemade
At the #Maker Faire in Rome, #Watly was presented, a hi-tech #control unit also connected to the web, which allows you to produce energy and clean water directly at home. Watly is designed primarily to be used in places without services, such as refugee camps, but it can be applied anywhere. The cities of the future, for example, may not be born in very favorable places, and therefore will have to equip themselves technologically to survive. Watly was born because we wanted to free the user from centralized distribution networks, allowing… Read more
Hyperloop, the train of the future
If in southern Italy there are trains traveling at 30/40 km/h, the train of the future, which barely touches the tracks, is already almost a reality. It's called Hyperloop, and it will revolutionize rail transport. You can travel from Rome to Milan in 20 minutes. The test that took place recently in Nevada on the super-fast train had positive results. So in the next few years, will we be able to reduce train travel times? The test that took place in the desert lasted a few seconds, the time that ... Read more
The solar-powered plane: the future of transportation?
The first solar-powered plane made its first flight and landed without any problems. At 8am yesterday, April 45, Italian time, San Francisco airport welcomed solar pioneer Bertrand Piccard, who flew aboard Solar Impulse, the first solar-powered plane, crossing the Pacific Ocean in three days. With the first solar journey, we want to give an impetus to the global community to accelerate the transition to solar energy. Solar Impulse left Abu Dhabi… Read more
Superlight solar cells arrive
The future will be made of solar cells, yes, but super light and very small. In fact, MIT researchers announced to the world that they had created the lightest and thinnest solar cell ever, which could easily be placed on any material and surface, such as t-shirts, smartphones and sheets of paper. To always have a clean energy source. To show everyone that the cells are really very light, scientists placed the solar cell on a soap bubble, without ... Read more
Climate project: Carrefour awards 7 companies
Carrefour has started to look around among its suppliers (651) to identify the "greenest" companies that are ahead in adopting environmental sustainability policies. The company asked participants to present their projects, then evaluating them with the consultancy of Fedabo, a leading company in the sector, evaluating their innovative scope and producing a ranking: 7 virtuous companies, each for a reason. For Carrefour's sales and marketing director, Grégoire Kaufman, the process was natural: since 2011… Read more
Saphon patents a wind turbine without blades
A Tunisian startup, Saphon Energy, has created a new model of bladeless wind turbine. It is inspired by the design and structure of sailing boats and converts wind energy into electricity with double the efficiency and half the cost. This is the second prototype developed by the company: the solution appears very valid because it practically eliminates every negative factor (real or 'alleged' and for the use and consumption of oil lobbyists). It doesn't bother the birds, it doesn't make much noise, ... Read more
