Viaducts with wind turbines, the new renewable energy source
Wind turbines could be installed under some of the biggest bridges on the road network to produce electricity. So it…
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‘Yolks’ and ‘shells’ improve rechargeable batteries
One big problem faced by electrodes in rechargeable batteries, as they go through repeated cycles of charging and discharging, is…
Superflare: Sun could release flares 1000x greater than previously recorded
The Sun demonstrates the potential to superflare, new research into stellar flaring suggests. New research has found a stellar superflare…
Storms and microbes are behind the mystery of the wandering stones
The 'sailing' stones of Death Valley in California are famous for apparently moving by themselves, with the phenomenon not being…
EGP on pole as Enel strikes $1bn China finance pact
Italian utility Enel said its Enel Green Power (EGP) renewables unit will be the biggest beneficiary of a $1bn finance…
Borrowing from whales to engineer a new fluid sensor
Researchers have borrowed from biological structures called tubercles that humpback whales use to maneuver in the ocean to make a…
U.S. Acts to Spur Development of High-Tech Reactors
The Energy Department will provide X-energy and Southern Company up to $40 million each for development of new nuclear power…