First things first. How does a nuclear power plant work? To put it simply, it uses the radioactivity generated by the fission of atoms (usually of uranium 235 or plutonium 239) to heat water, and translate this into electricity. The idea is to divide...
There are several different services online that can show how much sunlight a particular area gets. Unfortunately, they don't inform the average consumer of the financial conditions for installing solar panels on their roof.This has come to the attention of KTH...
Wind will blow, the sun will shine, and waves will shake the seas. And these phenomena are not going to stop in millions of years. Nature abounds in raw and almost unlimited power resources.The challenge for humanity is to use them and get rid of its dependency on...
Coldplay recently announced their 2022 world tour. Unlike their tours in the past, this is going to be an “eco-friendly” tour. The music band has a 12-step plan to make their performances more sustainable. The plan includes harnessing energy from dancing...
The aviation industry might not be the most environmental-friendly, but if the fuel used for airplanes could become more sustainable, it would go a long way in diminishing the industry’s environmental footprint. This is what researchers at the University of...
Lithium batteries are used in everything from mobile phones to electric cars. Being able to recycle the metals in spent batteries is necessary, both from an economic and environmental perspective.Currently, recycling is a time-consuming process where hazardous...