Amazing – wing waggling could slash 20% off fuel bills
Wings that redirect air to waggle sideways could cut airline fuel bills by 20%, according to research funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Airbus in the UK.
Published: 01/06/2009
Going bananas – scientists create fuel from waste
BANANAS are a staple crop of Rwanda, in Africa. The fruit is eaten raw, fried and baked – it even produces banana beer and wine.
Published: 01/06/2009
Air may be key to battery advance
A NEW type of air-fuelled battery could give up to 10 times the energy storage of designs currently available.
Published: 01/06/2009
Seeking hydrogen ‘holy grail’
Finding an effective way of splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by sunlight, is one of the most important challenges facing science today.
Published: 04/05/2009
Remarkable new material shows great promise
AN ASTONISHING hi-tech material capable of soaking up huge quantities of hydrogen has been developed by US researchers.
Published: 04/05/2009
Youngsters getting connected with energy
There is a budding generation of potential energy industry recruits out there if we, as adults, manage to push the right buttons and capture their enthusiasm.
Published: 06/04/2009
Grounds for a biodiesel solution
MIGHT coffee grounds one day become a cheap, abundant and environmentally-friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering cars and trucks? Researchers in the American state of Nevada think it could.
Published: 06/04/2009
