New Solar Energy Storage Works at Night
By Kate S. Most solar energy systems rely on using sunlight as an immediate power source, but can’t function at…
Category: Engineering
Clean Hydrogen Production for 200 Hours
By Kate S. Scientists at Stanford University have just built a low-cost water splitter that uses a single catalyst to…
Can We Turn Evaporation into Cheap Electricity?
The power of water has long been harnessed by humanity, but another part of the water cycle is being used to turn evaporation into electricity.
Stay Tuned for Low-cost, Smart Windows
By Kate S. Today, the University of Cincinnati announced that, together with industry partners, they’ve invented new ‘smart window’ shade…
Can Brainprints Replace Passwords?
By Kate S. How many passwords do you keep track of? How many have you forgotten? According to researchers from…
Off-Grid Tiny House Will Blow Your Mind
This is not the set of a sci-fi show. It is the Ecocapsule, an independent off-the-grid micro house from Nice…
3D Printing, Now with Surface Decorations
Science and art go together beautifully. It just got a lot easier and cheaper to add complex surface art to…
Better Understanding the Human Grip
The human hand is an evolutionary wonder: 26 percent of the bones in our bodies are in our hands. Now,…
How to Extend Your Mobile Battery Life
Have you ever frantically searched for an outlet to charge your phone? You are not alone. Mobile devices have a…
Brain-like Computers from Optical Fibers
Researchers say to get ready for brain-like computers that can learn and adapt. Computers that function like a human brain could be reality.