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- American fern inspires groundbreaking new solar storage solution Mon, 3 Apr 17, 11:37pmEnergy storage has been a leading obstacle to widespread adoption of solar energy, but that may be about to change. A new nature-inspired electrode developed by two scientists at RMIT University in Australia could hold the...
- Autonomous robotic garden drives itself around the city in search of sun Mon, 20 Mar 17, 3:40amhttp://vimeo.com/163436492 J. R. R. Tolkien’s Ents, a race of anthropomorphic tree creatures, belong to the fantasy world, but the moving and autonomous Hortum machina, B is rooted firmly in reality. Designed by UCL students...
- Plant-e Develops Electricity-Generating Plants to Bring Clean Energy to Off-Grid Locations Thu, 20 Mar 14, 1:33amA Dutch start-up called Plant-e has developed a way to use living plants as a continuous source of clean energy - all that’s needed is a light source, carbon dioxide, water, and, of course, a field or patch of plants...
- Thought-Controlled Robotic Arm Returns the Sense of Touch to Amputees Thu, 6 Feb 14, 10:00pmA team of Italian and Swiss researchers have developed the LifeHand 2, the first artificial hand that restores a sense of touch to patients with a missing limb...
- Scientists Use Crab Shells to Make Better Lithium-Ion Batteries Sat, 22 Jun 13, 6:30amIf you can make a battery out of a piece of citrus, why not a crustacean? Scientists at Stanford University are taking a look at the nanostructure of crab shells to create better lithium-ion batteries...
- Researchers Harness Bacteria to Make Clean ‘Bio-Batteries’ Thu, 28 Mar 13, 4:00amWhen you think of bacteria, the last word that might come to mind is “clean.” However, researchers at the University of East Anglia have made a breakthrough in battery technology that will allow microbes to generate...
- FDA Approves World’s First Bionic Eye: The Second Sight Argus II Sat, 16 Feb 13, 8:30amThe FDA just gave official approval to the world’s first bionic eye! Developed by Second Sight Medical Products, the Argus II is a bionic eye that bypasses damaged rods and cones in the retina...
- World’s First Bionic Eye Could Soon Be Available For Sale in the US Fri, 8 Feb 13, 5:30amFor patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a diagnosis used to mean it was the end of the road for good vision. With the disease, photoreceptors in the eye do not function properly, making it very difficult if not impossible...
- Transparent, Flexible Transistors Pave the Way for Renewable Printed Electronics Wed, 6 Feb 13, 6:00amFlexible, thin electronics are making strides to revolutionize the way we interact with our devices. From peel-and-stick solar cells to recyclable paper USB drives, the future is trending towards thin and pliable gadgets....
- Stanford’s New Grid-Scale Battery Can Last for 1,000 Charge Cycles Without Degrading Fri, 26 Oct 12, 5:00amThe world just got one step closer to renewable, cheap, and efficient large-scale energy production as researchers at Stanford University lead by engineer Yi Cui developed a grid-scale battery whose electrodes can last for...
- MIT Uses Carbon Nanotubes to Boost Lithium Battery Power 10x Tue, 22 Jun 10, 1:51amAn intrepid team of researchers at MIT have made a remarkable find in lithium battery technology – by using carbon nanotubes as one of a battery’s electrodes, they can increase the amount of power it can deliver by...