New solar-powered technology extracts clean drinking water from thin air
Fresh water is scarce. Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water for this purpose, but doing so requires a large amount of energy.
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Joseph Shavit
- 6 days ago
Solar reactor converts greenhouse gases and plastic waste into sustainable fuels
This technology is a game-changer in the development of a circular economy as it addresses two of the biggest threats facing the world.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 20
Breakthrough transparent solar cells generate power 1000x more efficiently
A team of researchers has developed a highly transparent solar cell using a 2D atomic sheet that could change the perception of solar energy
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 19
You can power your home for days using half the water you need to flush the toilet
I wanted to replace all the diesel generators in New Caledonia and all the remote areas that didn't need to rely on dirty diesel.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 18
Innovative new technology will heat and cool your house at half the price
Imagine if you could heat or cool your home just by plucking the desired comfort level out of the air. Literally.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 15
Start-up captures waste heat from cloud data centers to heat public pools
Deep Green, a leading sustainable energy solutions company, has recently unveiled a new technology that has been dubbed the "digital boiler.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 14
Giant floating solar panel flowers provide clean energy to over 60,000 people
The solar project on the 17-mile-long reservoir in Hapcheon is able to generate 41.5 megawatts, enough to provide power for 60,000 people
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 10
Groundbreaking "water battery" will revolutionize clean energy
Lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and other necessities in today’s world.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 5
Groundbreaking graphene circuit can generate limitless power
Physicist has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 4
Breakthrough new engine is more efficient than a steam turbine and has no moving parts
The team’s design can generate electricity from a heat source of between 1,900 to 2,400 degrees Celsius, or up to 4,300 degrees Fahrenheit.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 28
Overnight car charging at home is wrong, Stanford researchers find
The vast majority of electric vehicle owners charge their cars at home in the evening or overnight. We’re doing it wrong, study finds.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 26
Electrifying new research dispels EV 'range anxiety'
A nagging concern U.S. consumers have about electric vehicles is the ability of these battery-operated cars to get you where you want to go.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 24
Nuclear waste powered diamond battery lasts for thousands of years
Radioactive diamond batteries were first developed in 2016 and were immediately acclaimed as a cost-effective way of recycling nuclear waste
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 19
Gamechanging technology can power your home for days using half the water needed to flush a toilet
Emission-free hydrogen could, one day, entirely replace fossil fuels - and a start up believes it has the key to make it accessible to all.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 18
Amazing superalloy can help power plants generate more electricity while producing less carbon
Researchers have shown that a new 3D-printed superalloy could help power plants generate more electricity while producing less carbon.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 15
Groundbreaking new solar panels are 1000x more powerful
Most solar cells are currently silicon based; however, their efficiency is limited. This has prompted researchers to examine new materials.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 7
‘Liquid windows’ inspired by squid skin can help buildings save energy
Researchers have developed a multilayered fluidic system that can reduce the energy costs of heating, cooling and lighting buildings.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 5
Groundbreaking "water battery" is greener, safer and longer-lasting than lithium-ion batteries
Lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion batteries are widely used in mobile phones, laptops, and other necessities in today’s world.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 5
World's first graphene circuit generates limitless power from thermal motion
Physicist has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 4
Groundbreaking engine has no moving parts and is more efficient than a steam turbine
Engineers have designed a heat engine with no moving parts that converts heat to electricity with over 40 percent efficiency.
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