A collaborative effort has led to the discovery of new inorganic material with lower thermal conductivity ever recorded, paving the way for a new class of thermoelectric materials.
Two new solar power generating stations are now producing electricity for more than 1,000 homes. One of the stations is named after Hydro-Quebec's first female engineer.
A new class of nanomaterials, called self-aware metamaterials, could supposedly generate their own power and sense changes in their environment - ushering the next material of fabricated living structures.
Over the years, the automobile industry has had to answer some difficult questions regarding manufacturing and emissions. However, thanks to a combination of tightened government regulations and consumer demand, the automobile industry is gradually shifting towards renewable energy in all its processes.
In the never-ending search for ways to harness energy, researchers are looking at a new method - using your clothes to harvest your own kinetic energy and power your electronic devices.
Many children and even adults see science as dull, complicated, and only for specific people because it involves experiments, discovery, and exploration. Give your children modern scientific gifts and make them realize that science is cool, fun, and interesting!
Climate change has been one of the main problems we are dealing with for a decade and probably for a lifetime if we do not seriously pay attention. Knowing how climate change impacted the Earth and the living organism is an alarming situation. At present, energy usually comes from the production of a coal power plant. Though it is essential for energy production but its impact on the environment is beyond measure.
Thermoelectric power is becoming a feasible alternative for clean energy with the discovery of new materials - and a new layered crystal containing rhenium and silicon could usher the future of these devices.
The US Air Force is planning to harvest space solar power from its unlimited source, the Sun. This is in response to the ever-increasing energy demands of humans.