The Mining Industry’s Next Frontier Is Deep, Deep Under the Sea
The nodules have been growing, in utter blackness and near-total silence, for millions of years. Each one started as a fragment of something else—a tiny fossil, a scrap of basalt,…
Plant Roots Could Store Electricity Like Batteries, Research Finds
There has always been a hunt for new energy sources. From solar to hydro to coal, the world is continuously looking for the most sustainable and readily available energy source.…
New Rechargeable Batteries Can Store Up to Six Times More Charge
New research in the sphere of rechargeable batteries has resulted in an alkali metal-chlorine battery that can store up to six times more charge than the normal lithium-ion batteries of…
The Lithium Mine Versus the Wildflower
The environmental ethicist Katie McShane compares our reverence for species to the word freedom. Everyone believes in it, but nobody knows what it means. “Even if you agree that it…
Your Wearables Could Be Charged Through Your Body Soon, Scientists Say
Researchers in Singapore say they have found a way to charge gadgets worn by a person by tapping the human body as a medium for wireless power transmission. They say…
New Research Paving The Way For Wireless Charging Of EVs
Researchers at the Cornell University are pioneering a project that could recharge electric vehicle batteries by driving over special charging strips embedded in the road. The biggest grouse with owning…
A Brief History of Transformers (Not the Robot Kind)
I have always disliked exaggerated claims of imminent scientific and technical breakthroughs, such as inexpensive fusion, cheap supersonic travel, and the terraforming of other planets. But I am fond of…
Ordinary bricks laced with conductive fibres can store energy
By Leah Crane Bricks that can power an LEDThe D’Arcy Laboratory in Washington University in St. Louis A brick wall can also be a battery. Thanks to the red pigment…