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Tag: energy
Scientists sawed a human brain into 703 cubes to map its energy system for the first time
Your brain burns 20 percent of your body’s energy and now we know exactly where it goes.
Physicists Think They’ve Found a Way to Harvest Energy from Earth’s Rotation — And It Might Be Just Crazy Enough to Work
A wacky-looking hollow device is giving perpetual motion machine vibes.
This swimming pool in the UK is heated by a data center
Data centers account for 1% to 2% of global energy use.
Russia could cut all Europe’s gas supplies this winter
It's time for a plan B for Europe's energy sector
Belgium postpones plans to phase out nuclear power by 10 years on account of high energy uncertainty
The war in Ukraine is keeping nuclear power running in Belgium.
The powerhouse of the cell is also a powerhouse in vision
Structures providing energy to cells have a crucial role in vision.
Is information the fifth state of matter? Physicist says there’s one way to find out
If true, this could have major implications for physics.
Can the Ukraine war finally convince Europe to fully embrace renewables?
The war has disrupted the bloc's reliance on Russian natural gas and countries are looking for alternatives.
Wide-scale use of solar technology in cities would almost cover their full energy needs
Most of the technologies needed are already available, and the ones still in development would only bring about small improvements.
Purple bacteria turn sewage into hydrogen fuel
Purple is the new black.
What is Mass-Energy Equivalence (E=mc^2): the most famous formula in science
The mass-energy equivalence is the crown jewel of special relativity, explaining the phenomena that power the stars, our homes, and ...
Can we get wind power without the blades or the actual wind? These startups believe so
New tech developments are happening in the wind power sector
This Spanish city is using discarded oranges to obtain electricity
Seville didn't know what to do with all its oranges but it came up with a solution
The most important news on the environment, climate and energy of 2020
It's been quite the year.
Mistaken beliefs are altering India’s transition to clean cooking fuels
People's beliefs have to be addressed as part of any (successful) energy transition.
Giving up the Ghost: Science Takes on the Supernatural
This Halloween, you are invited to spend the evening in a haunted house with a difference. At ZME Manor the ...
Stronger, longer-lasting perovskite solar panels could be on the way
This could mean less pollution and cheaper energy for us all
Japan, the sixth-largest emitter, pledges to become carbon neutral by 2050
Question still remain on how this target will be met.
Solar is set to become “the king” of electricity markets, says the International Energy Agency
The report forecasts a fast expansion of clean energy sources.
Wind and solar energy doubled their share since the Paris Agreement
It's time to accelerate the energy transition
Painting wind turbines black can help birds not fly into them
Both birds and the Rolling Stones want you to paint it black.
What is entropy, and why is it always increasing?
Room's a mess again? It's physics's fault.
Coronavirus crisis hits clean energy jobs across the US
Half a million jobs in this sector have been lost in March and April.
New, ultrathin solar cell doubles the current efficiency record by reaching almost 50%
It's a huge step up, but currently quite expensive to produce.
Bumblebees carry heavy loads in ‘economy’ flight mode
The heavier the load, the higher their energy efficiency.
Research team develops solar panels that don’t need sun
New research is allowing solar cells to work at night. A conventional solar cell (left) absorbs photons and generates an ...
Scotland to reach this year 100% renewable energy goal
The country would leave behind fossil fuels with a clean energy matrix
Despite Trump’s promises, coal power is fading away in the US
This month alone, two of the US largest coal plants shut down.
Wind power has the potential to supply the world’s electricity needs 18 times over
Behind the growth of wind energy there’s the growing awareness of the climate crisis and political responses to environmental concerns, ...
The UK may soon get its first cryogenic energy battery
Energy storage company Highview Power has announced its intention to build a cryogenic energy storage facility in the north of ...
Dumping coal-fired in favor of gas-fired plants would save the U.S. a lot of water — switching to renewables, a whole lot more
Burning things takes a lot of water.
Mashed potatoes are an ideal fuel for exercising, new study reports
Silly me, I thought they were the ideal fuel period.
Mitochondria and Tesla battery packs work pretty much the same way, study reports
But will they claim copyright?
The million-mile battery promised by Tesla is here
Elon Musk promised a battery that could take an e-vehicle a million miles and last for years at a time. ...
Scotland will probably reach 100% renewable energy goal ‘soon’
Cleanliness is next to godliness.
Atom-thin insulators pave the way to new, thinner devices
Size does matter.
Rust and salt water — the new way to generate electricity
A new way to produce electricity.
Clean money, clean energy — a look at investment patterns in the energy sector
Money always talks -- and it's talking renewable.
Bitcoin’s energy consumption is the same as a small country
Did you know that Bitcoin is a significant contributor to global warming?
Solar plasma observations bring us one step closer to stable fusion generators
We're basically copying off of Nature.
Researchers produce the loudest sound in the world inside tiny jets of water
Researchers in the US have produced sounds that dwarf those generated during rocket launches -- all inside tiny jets of ...
The UK had a coal-free week — the first time since 1882
This is the country's first coal-free week since the advent of the Industrial Revolution.
Researchers figure out how coffee can boost (some) solar cells
Oh great, more competition for my morning coffee.
What are the different types of energy
Don't let your boss find out, but in a physical sense, energy is defined as the ability to do work.
The North Sea could become the UK’s largest battery — one that lasts for the whole winter
It would be green, too!
Newly-developed fuel can store solar energy for up to 18 years
It's like a battery, but flowy. And it works with heat.
How to reduce your home’s ecological footprint
We're all kings and queens of our own castles.
