Falling water holds a lot of power, as any 18th-century mill operator knew. For some time, scientists have been trying to figure out how to capture the power of falling raindrops to generate electricity.
Category: TRENDS IN HI-TECH SCIENCE – Aug 1 2023
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A RIBBON IN YOUR EAR MAY CONNECT YOUR BRAIN TO A COMPUTER
Linking the human brain with a computer makes good science fiction and has inspired ventures such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink, which aims to let you control devices with electronics implanted in your brain. Other less adventurous, and invasive, trials have outfitted subjects with skullcaps studded with electrodes.
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OLD TECHNOLOGY GIVES NEW LIFE TO THE QUEST FOR GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
Geothermal energy’s champions point to enormous amounts of energy locked in hot rocks under the ground: we drill down, pipe hot water down into the rocks to make steam, and collect the steam to spin turbines and generate electricity.