Solar-powered technology pulls water from the air, 24 hours a day
Researchers developed a technology that, for the first time, allows them to harvest water 24 hours around the clock, with no energy input.
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Joseph Shavit
- Feb 19, 2022
Solar-powered technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 18, 2022
Can a planet have a mind of its own?
If the collective activity of life—known as the biosphere—can change the world, could the collective activity of cognition also change it?
Joseph Shavit
- Dec 23, 2021
New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense and doing so requires a large amount of energy.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 23, 2021
Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 6, 2021
Wind and solar could power the world’s major countries most of the time
Most of the current electricity demand in advanced, industrialized nations can be met by some combination of wind and solar power.
Joseph Shavit
- Nov 5, 2021
A 15-year-old girl invented a solar ironing cart that's winning global respect
Vinisha Umashankar and her solar ironing cart. She came up with the idea when she was 12 — then worked with engineers to create a prototype.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 16, 2021
Harvesting water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 16, 2021
New solar cell design paves the way for windows that also provide solar power
A new transparency-friendly solar cell design could marry high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes.
Joseph Shavit
- Sep 9, 2021
Green solution to combine sunlight and wastewater to make Ammonia 10x more efficiently
Engineers at the University of Illinois have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that not only uses wastewater to make ammonia
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 23, 2021
Common solar tech can be used to power smart devices indoors
Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you expend energy. What if flipping the light switch meant producing energy too?
Joseph Shavit
- Aug 2, 2021
US AI firm launches Europe's first commercial robotaxi service
The launch opens the door for cities across the EU to adopt this ground-breaking alternative form of transportation.
Joshua Shavit
- Aug 1, 2021
Solar-powered microbes to feed the world?
International research team shows that protein from microbes uses a fraction of the resources of conventional farming
Joseph Shavit
- Jun 24, 2021
New technology harvests water from the air, 24 hours a day, with no energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense. Often the only option is to condense air humidity...
Joseph Shavit
- May 28, 2021
Scientists develop transparent electrode that boosts solar cell efficiency
Developing new ultrathin metal electrodes has allowed researchers to create semitransparent perovskite solar cells that are highly efficient
Joseph Shavit
- May 19, 2021
Company creates light, thin, flexible solar panels that ‘peel and stick’ to roofs
The Air is a solar panel sticker, or, as Maxeon describes it, “peel and stick,” so the panels can be installed directly on a roof
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