Air Force Research Lab’s Innovation Unit SpaceWERX Funds Controversial Vacuum Energy Company Casimir
Controversial vacuum energy startup Casimir has received an Air Force Research Lab SpaceWERX award to prove its MicroSparc chip's viability.
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Scientists Have Uncovered Large Quantities of Hidden Hydrogen Beneath Australia—and It Could Lead to a Clean Energy Breakthrough
Researchers say an untapped source of clean energy has been hiding beneath Western Australian soil, where some of the world’s largest iron deposits could harbor an unexpected secret.
Scientists Have Detected Antineutrinos, “the Most Elusive Particle in the Universe,” in an Inactive Nuclear Reactor
In a historic first, scientists have detected the most elusive particle in the universe, antineutrinos, inside a shutdown nuclear reactor.
Utah’s Game-Changing Million-Panel Solar Energy Project Was Just Captured in New Satellite Images
Utah's massive new Green River Energy Center boasts a million solar panels and close to 500 batteries spanning several square miles.
“When We Build the ARC Fusion Power Plant, It Will Work”: Company Claims Nuclear Fusion Reactor Design Will Produce More Energy Than It Consumes
Commonwealth Fusion Systems has published a series of papers they claim will lead to the successful construction of their ARC fusion reactor.
“SpiderCam, SpiderCam, Does Whatever a Spider Can?” 3D Camera Inspired by Jumping Spider is First to Operate Below One Watt
Northwestern engineers have unveiled an energy-efficient camera called SpiderCam that estimates depth in the same way that jumping spiders do.
Free Energy from the Vacuum? Warp Drive Pioneer Unveils Battery-Free ‘MicroSparc’ That Allegedly Draws Power from the Quantum Vacuum
Casimir, founded by NASA & DARPA warp drive scientist Sonny White, has unveiled a chip that allegedly draws energy from the quantum vacuum.
Clean Energy Breakthrough: Scientists Have Discovered “Something Interesting and Unknown” in This Novel Material
A clean energy breakthrough has been made by UK researchers, who discovered new “in-between states” as precursors break down when heated.
Scientists Discover Path to ‘Extreme Light Intensities’ That Could Enable Ultra-Powerful Laser Weapons and Advanced Tech
Experiments reveal a new path to extreme light intensities used in combat lasers, nuclear fusion, and studies probing the laws of physics.
Clean Energy Breakthrough: Bottled Lightning Produces Methanol in New “Bubble Reactor”
Lightning in a bottle, in a literal sense, may be the key to new, clean energy by reducing carbon emissions in methanol production.
Scientists Show How to Trigger Tiny Lightning Strikes Inside a Block of Plastic
Scientists have successfully modeled large lightning strikes that occur on a kilometer scale in a lab setting of only a few centimeters
Unexpected Speeding Electron Discovery Could Boost the Future of Solar Power
New solar energy research has demonstrated that electrons can move across solar panels at a speed far greater than previously understood.
Gas Prices “Around $5 Per Gallon”? Economist Warns of Rising Fuel Costs as Conflict in Iran Escalates
In the chaos of the Iran conflict, U.S. consumers may be in for sticker shock as the destruction shreds the global energy supply chain.
Engineers Create Full-Color Solar Windows Without Reducing Energy Generation
Korean scientists have created a tunable, full-color solar window that does not lose its energy generation capability regardless of color.
Bottling the Sun: How Researchers Created Organic Solar Storage Molecules More Efficient than Lithium-Ion Batteries
Researchers have managed to bottle the Sun, advancing renewable energy goals by enabling the storage of solar power in a novel format.
Scientists Create ‘Unsinkable’ Metal Tubes that Still Float After Severe Damage and Submersion
A video shows unsinkable metal tubes retaining their buoyancy even after they are damaged or fully submerged for extended period of time.
“It’s Just a Tube Hanging from an Axle”: Breakthrough Energy-Harvesting Device Makes Electricity from a Vibrating Underwater Pendulum
Catalan scientists have built a pendulum-based energy-harvesting system that converts the vibrations of water currents into usable power.
Fusion Ignition Breakthrough: Energy Researchers Report Tokamak Experiments That Exceed Mysterious ‘Plasma Density Limit’
In a new milestone for fusion energy research, physicists in China say they have exceeded the plasma-density limit.
Breakthrough Transparent Material, MOCHI, Could Replace ‘Frozen Smoke’ as the Ultimate Heat Stopper
A new window-covering material called MOCHI that is almost completely transparent but blocks heat could significantly reduce on energy usage.
AI’s Energy Consumption Has Many Experts Concerned—New Research Suggests It May Be Less Extreme Than We Thought
A new study finds AI’s energy use in the U.S. is lower than expected, with minimal impact on emissions and potential benefits for green tech.
Scientists ‘Magically’ Make Jet Fuel from Food Waste Using Hydrothermal Liquefaction
Scientists use hydrothermal liquefaction to 'magically' turn ordinary food waste into jet fuel without any fossil fuel additives.
Power From Water: Scientists Use H20, Precision Engineering, and Friction to Generate Electricity
Scientists have invented a new type of device that uses water and silicon covered with tiny pores to convert friction into usable electricity.
Scientists Solve Quantum Mystery That Could Generate Electricity from Light
Cambridge scientists develop an organic semiconductor that generates electric charge directly from absorbed light.
Scientists Reveal Odd “Flexoelectric Effect” in Ice Could Explain Lightning’s Mysterious Origins
A new study in Nature Physics reveals that ordinary ice can generate electricity when it is bent or deformed.
Canadian Breakthrough Unveils Cost-Effective Method of Turning CO2 Pollution Into Useful Products
Scientists have created a catalyst that matches the performance of precious metals in turning carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide.
EV Battery Breakthrough! 800 km Range Lithium Metal Technology has “Ushered in a New Era”
After a four-year effort, Korean scientists have announced a breakthrough lithium-metal EV battery that can extend vehicle range to 800 km.
Artificial Photosynthesis Breakthrough: Scientists Create Molecule That Stores Energy Like Plants Do
In the quest for sustainable technologies, researchers have taken a significant step toward making artificial photosynthesis a reality.
Move Over Iridium: Northwestern Breakthrough Solves Decades-Old Clean Hydrogen Fuel Problem in a Single Afternoon
The decades-long search for an alternative to iridium, one of the rarest and most expensive metals on Earth, may finally be over.
Scientists Turn to ‘Black Metal’ to Make Ultra-Powerful Solar Thermoelectric Generators
Scientists have created a solar thermoelectric generator covered with black metal that is 15 times more powerful than the best alternatives.
Scientists Invent Record-Breaking Indoor Solar Panels That Could Make Batteries Obsolete
New indoor solar panels that are six times more energy efficient than current options could make batteries for home electronics obsolete.
Prometheus Announces Game-Changing Breakthrough in E-Fuels Direct Air Capture Technology
Prometheus Fuels has announced a breakthrough in e-fuel production that uses solar energy and carbon dioxide to make several varieties.
A Radioactive Wasp Nest Was Just Discovered at a Cold War-Era Nuclear Site by Department of Energy Officials
A concerning find was recently made at the Savannah River Site’s F-Area Tank Farm, involving the discovery of a radioactive wasp nest.
Scientists Discover a New Type of Magnetism That Could Improve Computer Memory by “Orders of Magnitude”
The discovery of a new form of magnetism is a significant step toward “spintronic” memory chips, which could improve computing efficiency.
Scientists Tracking Elusive Plasma ‘Blobs’ and ‘Voids’ Unravel a Longstanding Fusion Energy Mystery
New research involving plasma blobs and voids within tokamaks could soon solve a longstanding mystery in nuclear fusion research.
How the Pentagon Secretly Sparked America’s Clean Energy Boom
The U.S. clean energy boom began not with climate policy, but with Pentagon-led innovation driven by national security needs.
MIT Unveils High-Energy Sodium Fuel Cell That Could Redefine Electric Flight
A new lightweight sodium metal fuel cell could enable practical electric flight by surpassing the limits of lithium-ion batteries.
Billion-Year-Old Hydrogen Factory Could Power Earth with Green Energy for the Next 170,000 Years
A new paper has dug into an energy treasure trove beneath our feet—natural hydrogen that could power society for the next 170,000 years.
DARPA Shatters Optical Power Beaming Record with Latest High-Energy Laser Demonstrations
New DARPA optical power beaming demonstrations using a high-energy laser and a new receiver shatter previous records for distance and power.
Department of Energy-Funded Fusion Breakthrough Achieves “Paradigm Shift” in Magnetic Confinement
Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in magnetic confinement that could potentially quicken the advancement for fusion energy.
Defying Physics, New Study Reveals the Secrets of Quantum Phase Transitions
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong used special models to simulate the phase transition from one quantum state to another.
Fusion Breakthrough: Magnet Powerful Enough to Levitate an Aircraft Carrier Marks Final Step Before ITER Reactor Assembly
In a nuclear fusion breakthrough, ITER scientists have announced the completion of a magnet powerful enough to levitate an aircraft carrier.
Chasing Shadows: New Breakthrough Brings Elusive Neutrino Mystery Into Focus
Physicists at KATRIN in Germany have found an upper limit to the mass of the neutrino, a subatomic particle of the Standard Model.
Made-in-Canada Fusion Breakthrough Could Change the Future of Global Energy
Canadian energy company General Fusion has achieved a world-first with its creation of a magnetized plasma in a target chamber using its new Lawson Machine 26.
Physicists Are Decoding Mysterious Behavior of ‘Strange Metals’ Using Quantum Information
New findings are shedding light on the link between quantum entanglement and the anomalous behavior of strange metals.
‘Impossible’ Device Physicists Said Wouldn’t Work Just Generated Electricity from the Earth’s Rotation
A controversial device that most scientists said was impossible has successfully generated electricity from the Earth's rotation.
Physicists Use Optical Vortex Beams to Control Ionization for the First Time
Physicists at the University of Ottawa add an orbital spin to their laser beams to control the movement of electrons in their setup.
New Method for Isolating Lithium-6 Could Boost Nuclear Fusion Research
Researchers find a new method to isolate lithium-6 from other materials, paving the way forward in nuclear energy.
Mysterious Filament Formation Revealed in First-Ever Images of Plasma Instability
A plasma instability has been photographed for the first time, showcasing electron beams forming spaghetti-like filaments.
EV Battery Showdown: New Study Examines Tesla and BYD’s Competing Designs
Researchers took apart batteries from Tesla and BYD electric vehicles (EV) to compare their components, looking for efficiencies.
Hydrogen Breakthrough: New Palladium Nanosheet Tech Could Accelerate Green Energy Revolution
Japanese scientist's new hydrogen energy breakthrough replaces expensive platinum, drastically reducing the cost of clean fuel production.