The train line through my neighborhood (connecting downtown to O’Hare) is notoriously crowded these days. Everyone complains, but there’s no easy fix. There isn’t enough electricity to power more trains, and the curved tracks prevent them from adding more cars […]
If even part of this pans out, it’s a huge deal. I learned a lot about electricity from this article. | learn more
Almost as if by magic, MIT uses a thermal resonator to pull energy out of thin air. More accurately, out of the changes in air temperature throughout the day. This technology has room for improvement, and can ultimately be used […]
A team from Stanford has made progress on a system they call radiative sky cooling. Originally created in 2013, their latest real-world test … “found that throughout the summer the panels cut the power needed to cool the building by more […]
“Finnish researchers have created a batch of single-cell protein that is nutritious enough to serve for dinner using a system powered by renewable energy. The entire process requires only electricity, water, carbon dioxide, and microbes.” | learn more