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Energy refers to the application of engineering to energy efficiency and services, facility management, ecology, and alternative energy technologies. It includes renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal power, biofuels, and hydro power.
Today’s Tech Image: NASA’s advanced electric propulsion system
Mind-controlled prostheses has become a popular area of research among engineers, but what about mind-controlled…
MIT Researchers Make Electronics Out Of Coal
Coal has been a widely used substance for centuries, but until now its bulk electronic and optical properties have…
How recycled smartphones can power your home
While smartphones these days don't last very long, the lithium ion batteries within them can last for about five…
Tiny Accessory Doubles Your Charging Times Using Your Own Cables
Want super-fast charging speeds? A San Francisco-based start-up company has created a small accessory that uses…
Creating electricity with a bacteria-powered solar cell
Researchers have been thinking out-of-the-box when it comes to energy generation for some time. Think back to human…
A Boeing 737 races a Tesla Model S at Australian airport
Every wonder who would win in a race between a giant airplane and an electric car? Wonder no more because Tesla…
Students develop hi-tech kitchen device that turns waste food into compost
As more and more people "go green," student engineers are trying to figure out how to turn our everyday waste food…
MIT wants to replace traffic lights with connected intersections
Hate those dreaded red lights? Maybe we don't need them after all. At least that's what researchers at the…
Engineers to develop extreme-scale turbines off the U.S. coast, power 500k homes
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has just granted a team of…
How Researchers Are Generating Electricity From Tomato Waste
If scientists can generate electricity from human feces, then some tomato waste shouldn't be a problem.