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Solar cells generate electricity from drops ... rain!
Chinese scientists are developing solar cells that collect both solar and kinetic energy from water, meaning that it can generate electricity from rain drops.
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IBM is about to launch a smaller computer than a grain of salt
Despite its small size, this computer has the computing power of x86 chips since 1990.
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Nissan re-uses electric car batteries to illuminate the roads
Nissan is using an old Leaf battery to provide power to street lights to help make traveling of vehicles and pedestrians safer.
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British billionaire Elon Musk, created the world's most powerful battery
British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has recently surpassed Elon Musk, making it the world's most powerful battery.
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In the future, you can charge your phone by clapping or dancing
In 2017, Asian-American researchers from the Clemson Nanomaterial Institute (CNI) created simple and efficient nanogenerator-based nanogenerators called U-TENG.
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Video: Solar battery can be rolled and carried
Each Rapid Roller battery has an average power of 11 kW, can be rolled up in containers and transported by car or helicopter.
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Battery with electricity is obsolete, these 'wriggling' robots can operate with mechanical moisture
Researchers at Seoul National University in Korea have successfully built the robot
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Solar cells that are thinner than hair will soon appear everywhere
Solar panels can be used to build power plants hundreds of megawatts, or be scaled down to a few people think.
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Elon Musk's battery factory repaired an Australian state power failure in 140 seconds
This is a new record that the Elon Musk plant just set up, which is to overcome the power failure of an entire Australian state in just 140 milliseconds.
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No batteries needed, no wires, no friction, how can this bicycle light be lit when moving?
People often use bicycles to use two types of lights: one battery type and one powered by generator operating when the wheel rotates. Both types have drawbacks, and that…
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Highways ... supply electricity to 800 households
The test road belongs to the ring road around the city. Jinan, capital of Shandong Province, eastern China.
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11 predicts the future of Elon Musk, all will surprise you
This pioneer has different predictions about the future: from human-destroying robots, electric planes to permanent settlements on Mars.
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The power of the robot can be increased by 1,000 times thanks to artificial muscle
In the above study, the researchers created an artificial muscle that was formed from metal or plastic sheets.
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Europe is about to have an electric plane
Three major European manufacturers - Airbus, Rolls-Royce and Siemens - have announced plans to develop hybrid gasoline and electric hybrid vehicles.
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The world's first electric-powered vessel was launched in China
China has launched a 2,000-ton transport vessel in Guangzhou province, according to the China Daily. Notably, this is the world's first fully operational electric bo…