18 August 2011 Solar is now a viable industry that should be taken seriously AFP Photo/Sakis Mitrolidis Solar will force coal and nuclear out of the energy business By Andrew Blakers, Australian National University A solar energy revolution is brewing that will put the coal and nuclear industries out of business. Solar is already reaching price parity with coal in many parts of Australia. In contrast to coal and…
29 June 2011 Powered by sugar: scientists report glucose biofuel cell breakthrough By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Scientists have created a glucose-powered biofuel cell that is five to 10 times more powerful than existing cells and lasts…
16 February 2012 ‘Nanodynamite’ could power small systems RMIT Nanotubes are excellent conductors of heat and can generate electric currents. It’s a discovery that could allow fuel-coated…
4 November 2011 Hybrid power plants a step toward green power Tel Aviv University Hybrid cars have been a fixture on our roads for a number of years but we could soon be seeing the development of hybrid…
24 May 2011 Bacterialectricity: pulling power from proteins University of East Anglia/Nanowerk The protein structure that enables bacterial cells to transfer electrical charge has been discovered, potentially opening…
