Collaborate Disseminate
Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountable number of uses and an incredibly low price to boot. Unfortunately, this low cost has led to …read more Continue reading An Inexpensive Way to Break Down Plastic
There is more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere these days than ever before in human history, and while it would be marvelous to use these carbon atoms for something …read more Continue reading Producing Syngas From CO2 and Sunlight With Direct Air Capture
Electricity can be a pretty handy tool when it stays within the bounds of its wiring. It’s largely responsible for our modern world and its applications are endless. When it’s …read more Continue reading Ultra-Low Power Soil Moisture Sensor
Imagine cooling your building with the same principle that kept Victorian-era icehouses stocked with lake-frozen blocks, but in modern form. That’s the idea behind ice batteries, a clever energy storage …read more Continue reading The Coolest Batteries You’ve Never Heard Of
Nickel contamination can render soils infertile at levels that are currently impractical to treat. Researchers at UMass Amherst are looking at how plants can help these soils and source nickel …read more Continue reading Phytoremediation to Clean the Environment and Mine Critical Materials
Ground-source heat pump systems are one of the most efficient ways to do climate control, but digging the wells can be prohibitively expensive for the individual citizen. What if you …read more Continue reading District Heat Pump Systems Save Money and Gas Utilities
Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) has been hailed as one of the greatest advantages of electrifying transportation, but has so far remained mostly in the lab. Hoping to move things forward, the National …read more Continue reading NEMA Releases Standard for Vehicle-to-Grid Applications
Last October we showed you a video from [LiamTronix], in which he applied an electric conversion to a 1960s Massey-Ferguson 65 which had seen better days. It certainly seemed ready …read more Continue reading An Electric Converted Tractor CAN Farm!
As the electric vehicle takeover slowly lumbers along, marginally increasing efficiencies for certain applications while entrenching car-centric urban design even further, there are some knock-on effects that are benefiting people …read more Continue reading Electric Vehicle Charging Heats Up
Siphons are one of those physics phenomena that, like gyroscopes, non-Newtonian fluids, and electricity, seem almost magical. Thanks to atmospheric pressure, simply filling a tube with liquid and placing the …read more Continue reading Hydroelectric Generator Gets Power From Siphoning