Powering insect cyborgs with an implantable biofuel cell
Posted by admin in Alternative energy, Design on 09. Jan, 2012 | 0 Comments
Research into developing insect cyborgs for use as first responders or super stealthy spies has been going on for a while now. Most research has focused on using batteries, tiny solar cells or piezoelectric generators to harvest kinetic energy from the movement of an insect’s wings to power the electronics attached to the insects. Now [...]
earthCell batteries promise near-zero waste and better value
Posted by admin in Alternative energy, Hi-tech on 09. Nov, 2011 | 0 Comments
If you really want to minimize the amount of toxins that you put into the environment, use rechargeable batteries. Disposable and rechargeable batteries can contain heavy metals such as mercury, lead, and cadmium, and with an estimated 3 billion batteries a year being discarded in the U.S. alone, the sometimes small amounts in each battery [...]
Hydrocarbons Could Form Deep In the Earth From Methane, Not Animal Remains
Posted by admin in Alternative energy on 16. Apr, 2011 | 0 Comments
A new study demonstrates how high hydrocarbons could be formed from methane deep within the Earth, aside from the compression and heating of ancient animal remains over the eons. Fused-methane oil would be far less common than your typical petroleum, of course, but the study shows abiogenic hydrocarbons could conceivably occur in some of the [...]
Italian Scientists Claim (Dubious) Cold Fusion Breakthrough
Posted by admin in Alternative energy, Science on 21. Jan, 2011 | 0 Comments
Rossi and Focardi’s Cold Fusion Device The future of energy involves tin foil and Dell laptops. Good science is always rooted in good data, but the most entertaining science is the stuff that transcends the need for data by rooting itself fantastical claims and a rejection of the idea that data is even necessary. So [...]
New approach could mean break-even nuclear fusion reactions within 2-3 years
Posted by admin in Alternative energy on 16. Nov, 2010 | 0 Comments
An aluminum z-pinch target tube installed in the Z machine at Sandia Labs Even with all the developments taking place in the areas of alternative energy such as solar and wind power, nuclear fusion still remains the holy grail of clean electricity generation. However, after decades of worldwide research costing billions of dollars, the goal [...]
