Technology and Energy
Image courtesy of TenneT The harnessing of energy has never been without projects of monolithic scale. From the Hoover Dam to the Three Gorges—the world’s largest power station—engineers the world over have recognised that with size comes advantages. The trend is clear within the wind power industry too, where the tallest wind turbines now tower […]
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Commuter trains are already somewhat eco-friendly by their nature (you're less likely to need a car, after all), but the San Francisco Bay Area's train system is taking things one step further. BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) has unveiled a policy that…
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Physicists think they’ve got a winning way to solve the Riemann hypothesis, by mapping the distribution of prime numbers to the energy levels of quantum systems. The post Math’s $1,000,000 Question Isn’t Just for Mathematicians Anymore appeared first on WIRED.
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The Sense Home Energy Monitor promises to track the output of individual devices, but ultimately falls short.
Since humanity hasn't quite figured out a way to directly take a picture of black hole yet, NASA's next major science mission will send a trio of highly specialized telescopes into space to study the high-energy X-ray radiation surrounding black hole…
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A new paper shows how large magnetic fields burst to release massive amounts of energy. The post Magnets Aren’t Miracles, But Solar Flares Burst With Magic appeared first on WIRED.
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Tesla’s new line of energy-harvesting roof tiles are a key part of Elon Musk’s plan to make solar sexy. The post Tesla Unveils its New Line of Camouflaged Solar Panels appeared first on WIRED.
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A new energy storage device developed by MIT researchers that uses sponge-like structures could outstrip the current carbon-based tech.
Clearly running faster uses more energy. But at what speed does a human use the least amount of energy? Here is a model with estimates. The post What’s Your Ideal Running Speed to Conserve Energy? appeared first on WIRED.
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