Old bike parts turn the cogs of new wave energy harvester
A Nottingham Trent product design undergrad and professor systems have combined forces to create a wave energy harvester from discarded...
Loughborough University develop revolutionary explosive detection device
Loughborough University has unveiled a new device that can identify tiny amounts of explosive particles invisible to the naked eye....
Breakthrough Starshot aims to reach Alpha Centauri within a generation.
Breakthrough Starshot is taking a novel approach to space exploration by using "nano craft" to reach Alpha Centauri within 20...
Graphene solar panels developed that generates energy when it rains
Whilst Solar Power has made significant steps forwards over the last decade there has always been the problem of what...
Carbon emissions drop in the UK as renewables rise
Provisional figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have revealed a 3.4% drop in greenhouse gas...
Japanese government builds giant ice wall to surround Fukushima nuclear plant
A Japanese project to freeze soil around the decommissioned Fukushima nuclear plant into a giant ice wall has been activated....
Transparent photovoltaic windows could reach the market in three years
Researchers at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), in collaboration with solar photovoltaic glass manufacturer Polysolar and materials developer Merck,...
New high-entropy alloys could make nuclear power plants more robust
Researchers at the University of Helsinki in Finland are developing stronger alloys, which could lead to more robust construction materials...
Nanomotors could allow for self-healing electronic systems
A team from the American Chemical Society have developed self-propelled gold and platinum nanomotors which can locate and repair miniscule...
London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir to hold world’s largest floating solar power plant
A £6 million floating solar array is to open in London this month, and is expected to generate 5.8 million...
Salford University project hopes to create extremely efficient solar cells
Researchers at Salford University have begun a €5 million project to develop perovskite photovoltaic cells, a novel material choice which...
Record-breaking £265bn invested in renewable energy last year
More money was invested in renewables in 2015 than was invested in building new fossil fuel power plants, a report...
Up to 3,000 jobs to be created by £2.5bn East Anglia One wind farm
Scottish Power Renewables have announced that they are going ahead with a £2.5bn investment in building a huge wind farm...
Robots being produced cheaply and quickly through 3D printing
3D printing technology is beginning to offer ways for new robots to be built with fewer materials and very little...
Electric vehicles may soon be cheaper to run than petrol cars
New research has been published which suggests that in the 2020s, cars run on electric batteries will become cheaper to...
Tron: Legacy vehicle designer to work on Formula E’s RoboRace
Formula E chief executive Alejandro Agag has announced that Daniel Simon, a German concept designer who has worked for Bugatti...
British start-up Riversimple test-drives a faster, more lightweight hydrogen car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRKg2ajTF4U The Rasa, an innovative new hydrogen-powered car which emits only water vapour, has been test-driven around London. The prototype...
First hydrogen-powered drone takes to the skies
The first drone to be powered only by solid hydrogen pellets has taken flight, using a new design by UK...