We often hear about refurbished or reconditioned products
about electronics and information technology items. Some consumers still show
skepticism towards these products, erroneously considered unreliable. However,
refurbished items are good not only for the wallet of those who buy them but
also for...
We hear a lot in recent weeks about the high cost of energy.Recent studies, such as the latest report by the Centro Studi di Confindustria, show that Italian industrial production is in sharp decline. One of the main causes...
In 1886 the German engineer Karl Benz registered, at the German Empire Patent Office, Patent Motorwagen, renamed by the press "Velociped": the first car in history with three wheels and powered by ligroina (oil ether), a sort of "light...
Google brings nature to Maps. Since its launch 15 years ago, the application has changed its design several times, improving the services offered to users. In the latest update it will evolve again by introducing more colors that will...
Mountains of waste are literally piling up in landfills around the world. Many companies are developing new technologies to solve the problem, turning waste into resources.
Sierra Energy, founded in California in 2004, has developed FastOx, a technology that...
Let's start with the basics: hydrogen, which chemists like to identify with the letter H, is the most common element in the universe: almost 75% of all matter is made up of hydrogen. It may sound poetic, and perhaps...
Topological insulators are characterized by zero electrical conduction within them, while currents with metallic character flow at their edges and surfaces. Moreover, in such currents, the spin of electrons, that is their property to rotate on themselves, shows a...
Shoes able to generate electricity simply by walking: this
is the idea of a group of Francisco da Conceição Menezes State College
students from Santo Antônio de Jesus (Brazil), who developed the prototype of sneaker
that produce clean energy while walking. The...
Packaged fruit and vegetables can finally breathe thanks to a new technology developed by researchers at the University of Basilicata. The device, called Blow Device, is applied on traditional or biodegradable plastic fresh food packaging and promotes gas exchange...
Making thermodynamic solar systems more efficient, thanks to receiving tubes with new coatings capable of limiting heat losses at very high temperatures, through the use of metals such as copper, aluminum, silver and gold. This is the goal of...
