UC Davis engineers have invented a Stirling engine that captures Earth’s escaping heat to generate power from the night sky.

Scientists are learning how to turn the chill of outer space into a quiet source of electricity, using the night sky itself as a heat sink. By carefully managing how surfaces shed heat after dark, ...

For the hot end, an aluminium mount was pressed into soil, transferring the Earth’s ambient heat to the engine’s bottom plate. At the cold end, the researchers attached a black-coated plate that ...

A new solar device generates 15 times more energy: a breakthrough in thermoelectric generators converts solar heat into ...

Heat-expelling device could one day cool greenhouses and homes ...

Overview Energy has proven its solar power beaming satellite system works in motion, which it claims is a world first for high-power wireless energy transmission. The company is targeting megawatt ...

CATHEDRAL PIAZZA: The piazza outside Westminster Cathedral celebrates its 50th anniversary today, with "market stalls ...

The assumption may be that solar panels won't be as effective in the winter due to the decrease in sunlight and the snow that lands atop them. Also, let's be honest, most technology isn't known for ...

Explore how boxer engines really work, why they’re not just “flat” engines, and how Porsche and Subaru kept a 120-year-old ...

Harley-Davidson motorcycles are known for their style, power, and cultural impact, making them the only choice for riders around the world. Many of those riders are equally impressed with the ...

You can use multiple light sources to charge solar lights, but they work best with sunlight, so it's almost always better to leave them out in the sun. They use the same technology as solar panels, ...

It may seem like a horse-drawn Zeppelin, but Astro Mechanica seems to be all-in on its revolutionary hybrid-electric ...