From governments modernizing their use of technology to creating innovative policies to manage our lives—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of governance.
Why we need to move to self-healing energy systems
The recent power outage that swept across Spain and Portugal was more than a loss of electricity - it was a sharp reminder of how deeply our lives depend on reliable energy. For those affected, the disruption brought not only inconvenience but real hardship, with the whole of civil society still grappling with the aftermath.
This $3,000 Wind Turbine Just Beat Solar Panels?!
Is this the beginning of the end for solar panels? Meet IceWind—a genius vertical wind turbine from Iceland that can survive Category 4 hurricanes, operate in snow, sandstorms, and silence, and keep powering your home even when the sun goes down....
ENEMATE Solar Powered Pedestal Fan with Detachable Panel
if (is_singular( 'post' )) { ?> /* [buttradamp] */ ?> } ?>. As the weather gets warmer, many of us desk and floor fans to get the air flowing in our homes. Most fans we have covered require power through an AC outlet. The ENEMATE Solar Power Living Fan is a pedestal fan with a detachable solar panel, which you can use to charge USB devices.
Inside the University of Queensland's world-record 'eco-friendly' tin halide perovskite solar cell
The technology, which the university has deemed "eco-friendly perovskite", utilises a 2D/3D heterojunction architecture. This architecture can effectively regulate crystallisation and suppress defect formation to develop high-quality THP thin films, the university said. The certified record efficiency was achieved by a team led by Professor Lianzhou Wang, comprising researchers from the University of Queensland's Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and the School of Chemical Engineering.
