Scientists have been experimenting with the ways to utilize sunlight through various mediums. Light-driven actuators, devices that convert light directly into mechanical work, have caught much attention as they are wireless and easy to control. Working on a similar principle, a team from China’s Changzhou
As the average global temperature is rising due to the climate change, the requirement of air-conditioners is likely to spike three times within next three decades. Although cheap to manufacture, the conventional air-conditioners depend on low-efficiency mechanical vapor compression to cool and dehumidify air, making
The global need for renewable energy has increased given the rapidly changing climate. Researchers have been exploring new aspects of the field to generate energy in various ways, and generating electricity from raindrops seems possible now. A research team led by scientists from the City
Mankind has always been fascinated with the idea of the presence of extraterrestrial life. Moving closer to this aspiration, China has completed the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, putting it into formal operation after a productive three-year trial. Representing an enormous step forward
Zabuza Labs has launched India’s first Virtual Reality game ‘Solarlight’- a zen-like puzzle game. Nashik-based developer has released it for PC and HTC Vive. No doubt, now more developers would wake up and try to join the local VR market. Thought, very elementary in terms
Michael Hamilton, a man from Duckenfield Community in Jamaica, has shocked farmers working at Golden Grove Sugar Factory in eastern St. Thomas. He was a hopeless fellow until he built a cane-loading machine out of scrap, using his chisel and axe-saw. Hamilton saw the small
Inclusion of technology has taken one bus stop in Singapore to an all-new level – where it is being billed as world’s best bus stop. Developed by DP Architects, a local firm, in collaboration with various Singaporean government agencies, the bus stop in Jurong, in
There is a growing desire by homeowners to install solar panels on their roofs to cut down on their electricity bills. But there is a letdown – solar panels are dull and they tend to interfere with the appearance of the house, generally a reason
In the poverty-stricken Republic of Rwanda, about 60 percent of households have mobile phones, but less than 16 percent have access to electricity – National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda figures suggest. To ensure Rwandans do not have to travel kilometers away to the nearest
In a breakthrough research, material scientists at the University of Oulu in Finland have revealed that a type of perovskite crystal structure has properties to harvest energy from different forms of energy including heat, kinetic and solar energy and convert it into electricity. Perovskites are