Sustainable Energy Powering Gadgets a Step at a Time A microfluidics approach could be ideal for harnessing electricity from footsteps. by Prachi Patel 2011-09-01T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Power-Scavenging Batteries Inexpensive chips harvest mechanical energy to charge batteries for wireless sensors. by Katherine Bourzac 2011-08-25T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Energy-Harvesting Displays Adding solar cells to screens could prolong the battery life of many electronic gadgets. by Katherine Bourzac 2011-08-16T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Why Your Battery Life is Terrible, in One Handy Chart Not every technology is on an endlessly compounding growth trend approaching some kind of technological singularity by Christopher Mims 2011-08-11T19:43:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Nanogenerator Powers Up A device containing piezoelectric nanowires can now scavenge enough energy to power small electronic devices. by Katherine Bourzac 2010-11-08T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines Heat-Harvesting Nanomaterials A new design could help thermoelectric materials find broader use. by Katherine Bourzac 2010-10-04T00:00:00-04:00
Piezoelectrics Come into Fashion Fashion designers are adopting high-tech materials for energy harvesting. by Katherine Bourzac 2010-05-12T00:00:00-04:00
Self-Powered Nanotechnology Closer to Reality Researchers report a major boost in energy-harvesting devices. by Katherine Bourzac 2010-04-06T19:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Wave Energy Scales Up Off Scotland Ten wave and tidal projects will generate 1.2 gigawatts of power. by Peter Fairley 2010-03-25T00:00:00-04:00
Sustainable Energy Flexible Sheets Capture Energy from Movement Material could charge portable electronics with every step. by Katherine Bourzac 2010-01-29T00:00:00-05:00