Watch: Here Are 5 Insanely Creative Ways to Light a Bulb

Watch: Here Are 5 Insanely Creative Ways to Light a Bulb

Fair warning: some of these experiments are not to be recreated at home

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 4th, 2014
Floating Nuclear Plants Are All the Craze, Everybody Wants to Build One

Floating Nuclear Plants Are All the Craze, Everybody Wants to Build One

Word has it that such facilities are safer and more user-friendly than land-based ones

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 21st, 2014
Nuclear Waste in the UK Could Soon Become a Low-Carbon Energy Source

Nuclear Waste in the UK Could Soon Become a Low-Carbon Energy Source

Companies are looking to build a plant able to process nuclear waste at Sellafield

In Defense of Laziness or Why It's Perfectly OK Not to Want to Do Anything

In Defense of Laziness or Why It's Perfectly OK Not to Want to Do Anything

There are several perks to being lazy, and researchers say some can't even help it

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 9th, 2014
Hand Dryers Found to Be More Eco-Friendly than Paper Towel Dispensers

Hand Dryers Found to Be More Eco-Friendly than Paper Towel Dispensers

When compared to paper towel dispensers, hand dryers are also a whole lot cleaner

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • June 3rd, 2014
$48 Trillion (€35.2 Trillion) Needed to Meet Future Energy Needs

$48 Trillion (€35.2 Trillion) Needed to Meet Future Energy Needs

The money must all be invested in the energy sector by the year 2035, IEA explains

Almost Free Fusion Power by 2020 If You Donate a Few Bucks Now

Almost Free Fusion Power by 2020 If You Donate a Few Bucks Now

A team of scientists post a crowd-funded campaign of great promise

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 7th, 2014
New Facility in the UK Will Turn Food Waste into Energy

New Facility in the UK Will Turn Food Waste into Energy

The food waste-to-energy plant sits in Lincolnshire, has a capacity of 1.5MW

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 10th, 2014
NASA Calls for New Technologies to Replace Batteries

NASA Calls for New Technologies to Replace Batteries

The agency wants new power sources for its spacecraft

Charging Gadgets Could One Day Be as Simple as Rubbing Them

Charging Gadgets Could One Day Be as Simple as Rubbing Them

Researchers say the energy of everyday motion can be used to power mobile devices

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 14th, 2014
US Oil Production Is at Its Highest Level Since 1989, EIA Says

US Oil Production Is at Its Highest Level Since 1989, EIA Says

Courtesy of this increase in production, the country's oil imports have decreased

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 27th, 2014
The UK's Wind Power Output Grew by 38% in 2013

The UK's Wind Power Output Grew by 38% in 2013

This increase was documented in comparison to wind power generation in 2012

Sugarcane Can Be Turned into a Cold-Tolerant, Oil-Producing Crop

Sugarcane Can Be Turned into a Cold-Tolerant, Oil-Producing Crop

This would greatly benefit biofuel production, researchers say

Magnetic Man Can Stick Nearly Everything to His Body

Magnetic Man Can Stick Nearly Everything to His Body

Muhibija Buljubasic's body acts like a human magnet

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 19th, 2014
China Can Have 80% of Its Energy Need Met by Renewables by 2050

China Can Have 80% of Its Energy Need Met by Renewables by 2050

This would help the country reduce its carbon emissions by 90%, WWF report says

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 17th, 2014
China's Oil Consumption Likely to Up by 60% by 2030

China's Oil Consumption Likely to Up by 60% by 2030

Under business-as-usual scenario, the country will become highly dependent on foreign oil

Nuclear and Renewables Make Up over 50% of Europe's Energy Capacity

Nuclear and Renewables Make Up over 50% of Europe's Energy Capacity

Besides, gross inland energy consumption in the EU26 fell by 8% between 2006 and 2012

 
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