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Turning red-hot lava from an active volcano into electricity would be dangerous and unreliable. Volcanoes don’t erupt on predictable schedules, and lava cools too quickly. But many countries, ...
Researchers from Singapore have developed a clever way to turn raindrops into electricity - enough to power 12 LEDs for 20 seconds using nothing more than a small vertical tube and some carefully ...
The team at Sapphire Technologies has developed equipment that generates zero-carbon electricity using natural gas pipeline pressure differentials. Sapphire CEO, Freddie Sarhan, is center-frame, sixth ...
Those who managed to stay awake in science class may recall learning about piezoelectricity, where materials like quartz generate electricity when put under pressure. This is because the crystals that ...
UC Davis engineers have invented a Stirling engine that captures Earth’s escaping heat to generate power from the night sky.