Harnessing everyday motion to power mobile devices


Extreme power of black hole revealed


What is the difference between power and energy?


32 acres to power 1,000 homes?

In a high-profile critique of utility-scale renewable energy, Robert Bryce wrote in the New York Times in 2011 that energy sources like sunlight and wind “(require) vast amounts of natural resources – most notably, land.”

Iran hacks US utilities


US power grid vulnerable to attack


This Toyota electric charging station generates its own power

Toyota has been on a bit of a tear lately when it comes to examining the intersection of transportation and sustainability. It, for example, showcased at the recent Shanghai Motor Show the FT-HT hybrid concept and also unveiled the all-electric Me.We vehicle as a study in ecological responsibility.

Converter solar backpack delivers big on power


Generating electricity from the sea

Waves may not be that predictable, even though technology and forecasting has improved (from World War II, when wave forecasting began in earnest, thanks to the requirements of the D-Day landing, up through the sophisticated models used by sports organizations like Surfline today), but the tides are thoroughly predictable.

The advent of mobile solar power




Los Alamos tests new spaceship power system

Researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have developed a  simple, robust fission reactor prototype that could be used as a power system for space travel.

How your wallpaper could power your PC


How offshore wind can power New York and Boston 


Wind could feed world's total energy demand


Robot-run solar tracking could tilt power up, costs down 


On ARM versus x86


100W of power over USB!?!  


Record-breaking laser pulse advances hopes of fusion energy


Maglev lightbulb floats in mid-air

An Australian student has created a levitating lightbulb that powers itself wirelessly.