Physics suggests slower cars use less petrol. But in the real-world, fuel consumption depends on much more than aerodynamic drag.
- Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University
Encouraging people to use electricity when it’s clean and cheap may be better than temporarily disconnecting solar and wind farms.
Sleep depends partly on body temperature. When nights stay hot, these low-cost cooling strategies may help.
A new pay-per-mile tax on electric vehicles will make travel more expensive for those drivers, and could cause some to rethink buying an electric car.
The idea of implaning microchips under offenders’ skin raising serious questions.
With implants now capable of translating thoughts into words in just three seconds, the future is going to get very weird indeed.
Computer data centres produce vast amounts of heat that often gets wasted - now that’s being harnessed to warm swimming pools and improve overall energy efficiency.
The sunniest days also see the biggest demand for air con.
We need to be mindful of the potential short- and medium-term risks of AI.
Everything from ice rinks to crowded public places is a potential source of home heating.
Manusia sering melihat ke alam untuk mencari solusi atas masalah yang rumit – ada lima inovasi yang terilhami dari proses biologis.
Humans often look to nature for the solutions to complex problems – here are five times where biological processes have inspired innovation.
I compared an air fryer, thermos cooker and pressure cooker with regular ovens and saucepans to see which used the least energy.
Extracting and storing human body heat we generate could improve building sustainability while cutting bills.
It’s more important than ever for families to develop new routines for staying physically and mentally healthy – and to address the part screens play in our lives.
We calculated what would happen if petrol cars were replaced overnight with Teslas and Nissan Leafs.
Dans le Golfe persique, où les températures devraient exploser au cours du XXIᵉ siècle, l’architecture traditionnelle pourrait aider les populations à s’adapter à cette chaleur.
El agua bombeada desde minas y pozos puede ser utilizada para calentar o refrigerar edificios. Así se hace ya en Asturias.
El inmenso desierto del Sahara podría producir más de siete veces las necesidades de electricidad de Europa, con casi ninguna emisión de carbono.
The vast desert could potentially produce more than seven times the electricity requirements of Europe, with almost no carbon emissions.
Research shows how water pumped from coal mines could revolutionise how we heat homes.
Electronic devices are making us sedentary – it’s time for a fix.
A product design expert breaks down why the iPod range lasted so long in the age of smartphones.
Scientists have found a way to pull water from the air using only energy from the sun.
Temperatures are set to rocket throughout the 21st century, but design lessons from history could help the gulf states stay cool.
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