Kristen Munro17 hours agoClimate change: 'Sand battery' could solve green energy's big problemverified_publisherBBC News - By Matt McGrathFinnish researchers have installed the world's first fully working "sand battery" which can store green power for months at a time. The developers say this could solve the problem of year-round supply, a major issue for green energy. Using low-grade sand, the device is charged up with heat made from …
Kristen Munro1 day agoThe Large Hadron Collider Is About to Ramp Up to Unprecedented Energy Levelsverified_publisherScienceAlert - PIERRE CELERIERTen years after it discovered the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider is about to start smashing protons together at unprecedented energy levels …
Kristen MunroStoryboardWhat Is Avogadro’s Number? — Plus Other Neat NumbersCurated byHowStuffWorksTechnically Amedeo Avogadro didn't even come up with it. So how did the Italian chemist make such an indelible (numerical) mark on the wonderful world of chemistry?
Kristen Munro3 days agoRecycling innovation turns mixed waste into premium plastics with no climate impactthebrighterside.news - Joseph ShavitResearchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw …
Kristen MunroJun 1Underwater turbines in the world’s rivers and oceans could be a renewable energy breakthrough. Here’s howverified_publisherweforum.orgThe new generation of underwater turbines can provide constant renewable energy. Image: Woodharbinger.com More countries around the world are looking …
Kristen Munro6 days agoCEO test-drives Mojo Vision's smart augmented reality contact lensverified_publishernewatlas.com - By Loz BlainForget your bulky AR headsets, smart contact lenses are coming to place augmented reality displays right there on your eyeball. Last week, Mojo …
