energy

WiFi that provides connectivity and charges your gadgets may be closer than you think

Posted in Hardware on 7th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

A team at the University of Washington, has developed a 'power over WiFi' system that can recharge batteries through the air.

A call for a 'Moon shot' project on clean energy

Posted in Business on 2nd Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

A group of scientists and economists is calling for the equivalent of the Apollo space programme to produce cheap, clean energy.

Transparent solar windows for high rise buildings

Posted in Hardware on 1st Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Perovskite has astounded the solar cell community with a steep rise in efficiency from 4% in 2010 to a 20.1% in 2014, already surpassing many other solar technologies.

New tech keeps your smart phone charged for 30 percent longer

Posted in Hardware on 30th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Invention captures wasted cell phone energy, feeds it back to battery.

Biofuels may put unsustainable demands on water use

Posted in Featured, Science on 28th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Transition away from fossil fuels is underway, but without assessing demands on land and water resources we put the future health of our planet at risk.