- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 12th, 2014
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
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
Companies are looking to build a plant able to process nuclear waste at Sellafield
- Editorials
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 14th, 2014
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
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
The money must all be invested in the energy sector by the year 2035, IEA explains
- Technology & Gadgets
- By Sebastian Pop
- May 19th, 2014
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
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
The agency wants new power sources for its spacecraft
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 17th, 2014
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
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
This increase was documented in comparison to wind power generation in 2012
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 25th, 2014
Sugarcane Can Be Turned into a Cold-Tolerant, Oil-Producing Crop
This would greatly benefit biofuel production, researchers say
- Oddiverse Blog
- By Ancuta Iosub
- February 24th, 2014
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
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
Under business-as-usual scenario, the country will become highly dependent on foreign oil
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 17th, 2014
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