Wind-turbines that fit around motorway lamp posts and are powered by passing vehicles could help the UK reach its target of being carbon neutral by 2050. Kent-based businessman Barry Thompson created the unusual-looking device and says they could initially be used to power the lights they are attached to. Eventually, the entrepreneur hopes the energy … Read more
Searching for submarines? Unmanned ‘spy ship’ powered by solar energy and designed to avoid detection is found off the coast of Scotland A £300,000 Wave Glider boat was found on the coast of Tiree, west Scotland Wave Gliders are used by the US and British navies but it has not been claimed The Russian Navy … Read more
The Google Pixel series will have two new additions–the Pixel 5 and the Pixel 4a 5G. No need for confirmation as Google itself is sharing some information. We know the duo will be affordable with mid-range specifications. The event has been scheduled for September 30 and we’ll get to see the 5G phones and Chromecast … Read more
Imagine a cellphone that never needs to be recharged or a car battery that lasted long enough for your grandchildren to use it. The claims come from a California-based startup that says it’s cleared significant hurdles in its goal to develop a a battery that could last up to 28,000 years without ever needing a … Read more
Robo-beetle weighing less than 1/100th of an ounce is powered by liquid methanol-fuelled ‘muscles’ At such small scales, batteries are not very efficient at storing energy for robots This means microrobots often rely on external power sources, limiting autonomy US researchers created RoBeetle which is powered instead by liquid methanol Combustion of the fuel causes … Read more
A gas cloud 15,000 light years from Earth has a ‘gamma-ray’ heartbeat powered by a nearby black hole – but astronomers don’t know how the heartbeat gets its energy. Scientists detected the heartbeat in the centre of a cloud in the constellation Aquila and it beats to the rhythm of a ‘microquasar’ system with a … Read more
Racing towards the future! Solar powered car attempts to break world record by driving 550 miles in 12 hours The Nuna Phoenix set off from a test track in the Netherlands this morning It must complete 294 laps and one metre to break current record of the Nuna8S Every two years the Vattenfall Solar Team … Read more
Racing towards the future! Solar powered car attempts to break world record by driving 550 miles in 12 hours The Nuna Phoenix set off from a test track in the Netherlands this morning It must complete 294 laps and one metre to break current record of the Nuna8S Every two years the Vattenfall Solar Team … Read more
Aviation giant Rolls-Royce has thrown its significant expertise behind a project hoping to build the world’s fastest civil aircraft. Boom Supersonic is building a plane called Overture which, when completed, may be capable of flying at more than twice the speed of sound, with a range of 5,180 miles. It could take passengers from London to … Read more
A new generation of wearable devices powered by human sweat instead of electrolytes in batteries could help reduce harmful electronic waste. Researchers in Scotland have developed a flexible supercapacitor made from an absorbent polyester cloth, which wraps around the arm during exercise. Positive and negative ions in the wearer’s sweat interact with the cloth’s surface, … Read more