energy
Electricity
The t-shirt that produces energy: ‘can power a smartwatch’
U.S. researchers have developed a “microgrid” that is inserted inside a t-shirt and uses body energy to produce enough electricity for a smartwatch
Giovanni Sapere
Eureka!
The chip to recharge your smartphone with hot water
A team at the China Academy of Launch Veichle Technology is testing a chip that turns the heat of hot water into electricity to recharge smartphones or other small devices
Giovanni Sapere
Electricity
Lybra the platform to produce electricity from traffic
The Italian company 20energy has developed Lybra, a platform that allows to produce electricity by exploiting traffic and the passage of cars.
Giovanni Sapere
Life
Parabolic Bifacial solar panel with the cooling system
The double-sided photovoltaic panel can potentially decrease the cost of electricity generated, because this type of solar cell can convert incident sunlight into electricity on both sides of the cell.
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Environment
Turbine Light: “wind-powered” streetlights for motorways
Turbine Light is a wind-powered street lighting system: the street lamps are equipped with a turbine that exploits the air displacement generated by cars.
Giovanni Sapere
Environment
Smartflower: the solar panel that “follows” the sun
Smartflower is a domestic photovoltaic system that produces 40% of the energy of a normal solar panel thanks to its ability to “follow” the sun.
Giovanni Sapere
AI
Nao, the ENEA’s robot to save energy at home
Enea’s researchers have developed a robot and a software interface that suggests how to save energy thanks to Big Data analysis and AI
Giovanni Sapere
Eureka!
Floor®: the photovoltaic tile that can be walked on
Floor®: the photovoltaic tile that can be walked on. Patented by Invent, the photovoltaic flooring allows to produce green energy.
Ilaria Cuomo
Biology
From the DNA, micro solar panels to capture sunlight
The innovative idea was put forward by a team of researchers from the University of Arizona, who deposited photosensitive pigments on a DNA filament.
Giovanni Sapere