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Boeing patents an energy harvesting airport
Airports are known to be big energy dumps. Especially large international airports consume tremendous amounts of energy. For example, the Heathrow international airport consumed 485,000…
Rolls-Royce invents an improved energy storage device that allows lossless energy storage, while allowing for extremely fast charge and discharge capability
Superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) devices store energy in a magnetic field. SMES devices include a superconductor wound around a core, to form a coil,…
Automatically charge your electronic gadgets for free while on move
Hand-held mobile computing devices are getting more advanced each year. With this, their power requirements have also grown considerably. Even high-end power-banks and heavy-duty batteries…
Nike has developed a new vest to help athletes lose heat quickly
When competing and training, the athletes face a challenge of heat dissipation, as they generate substantial heat energy as a result of physical activity. The…
Boeing plans to produce electricity from noise pollution at airports
Airports generate a great deal of noise during aircraft take-offs and landings. As of now, this acoustic energy is left to dissipate and represents a…
Battery-free phones to become a reality
A South Korean research institute (ETRI) has invented a device that can harvest free energy from the environment and use it to power electronic devices.…
Ion Power Group filed a patent for a system to harvest electricity from air
The company claims it can harvest useful amounts of electricity directly from the atmosphere. This is a controversial claim. However, the technology can definitely help…