Breakthrough “Smart” Window Generates Electricity from Raindrops Christopher Plain·August 28, 2024This newly invented smart window can reflect incoming heat, defrost itself, and generate electricity from falling raindrops.
First-Ever Grid-Scale Wave Energy Device Funded by the US Department of Energy Installed by the Navy Christopher Plain·July 30, 2024The world's first-ever grid-scale wave energy harvesting device has been installed on a US Naval Base off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
Energy Scientists Invent Device That Draws Electricity Out of Thin Air Christopher Plain·July 26, 2024Scientists have invented a novel technology that grabs RF signals out of thin air and converts them directly into usable electrical energy.
Scientists Launch Pioneering Experiment to Demonstrate Advanced Zero-Fuel Energy Harvesting in Space Christopher Plain·June 18, 2024The Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology has launched a program to test an innovative new form of energy harvesting in space.
‘Blue Energy’ Hack Dramatically Increases Power That Can Be Harvested from Ocean Waves Christopher Plain·April 6, 2024Scientists find a simple hack to greatly increase the output of blue energy generators that harvest the power of ocean waves.