energy Archive
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Stephen Hawking Strikes Again
Posted on January 20, 2016 | No CommentsStephen Hawking may have found the answer to the black hole information paradox, a problem that has plagued physicists for the past 40 years. Black […] -
How To Build Your Own Lightsaber
Posted on December 22, 2015 | No CommentsA lightsaber may be the ultimate weapon. Beautifully elegant, powerful, referred to as “the most iconic weapon of all time,” by Hasbro’s Kim Boyd, lightsabers […] -
Nuclear Fusion On The Horizon
Posted on October 26, 2015 | No CommentsA report commissioned by Research Council UK’s Energy Programme and published in the journal Fusion Engineering and Design has suggested that fusion energy could be […] -
The Mystery of the Panda Diet Revealed….
Posted on July 24, 2015 | 81 CommentsPandas are an endangered species which feed exclusively on bamboo, of which they can consume up to 20kg per day. Their extra digit and mucus […] -
New Hydrogen Source Makes Waves
Posted on July 5, 2015 | 1 CommentHydrogen fuel cells are rapidly gaining in popularity because of their green credentials, but sourcing the gas still remains a problem. Scientists at Stanford have […] -
Acoustic Imaging Sheds New Light on Thunder and Lightning
Posted on May 12, 2015 | No CommentsScientists working at a US military base outside Gainesville, Florida have advanced our understanding of the energetics of lightning by taking acoustic measurements during thunderstorms. The […] -
Bionic Plants
Posted on October 15, 2014 | No CommentsWe would be forgiven for thinking that evolution, combined with selective breeding, has made crop growth as effective as it can be. But it would seem […] -
Fracking: Talkin’ bout a Revolution.
Posted on July 3, 2013 | No CommentsFracking, the new buzzword within the energy industry, has gained more and more attention over the past few years, both positive and negative. But what […] -
Renewable Energy? Just Click Print
Posted on June 5, 2013 | 1 CommentThe world of 3D printing has always been an undoubted technology of tomorrow, ‘molecular assemblers’ are one of the oldest stereotypes science fiction has to […] -
Silicon Nanoparticles Allow Production of Hydrogen from Water Without Heat, Light or Electricity
Posted on January 26, 2013 | No CommentsScientists at the University at Buffalo in New York have managed to use silicon nanoparticles to form hydrogen from water at a much faster rate […] -
How Many Rowers Does It Take to Power a Lightbulb?
Posted on October 10, 2012 | 3 CommentsRow•er (ˈrō(-ə)r), n.: Someone with an unrelenting drive to wake up at ungodly hours and subject him/herself to the bottomless pit of pain known as […]