Tag Archives: Energy

Open-air toroidal air plasma

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Ron

Open-air plasma device could revolutionize energy generation, US Navy’s weaponry Researchers at the University of Missouri have devised a method of creating and launching rings of plasma through open air. Depending on your point of view, This is why goji … Continue reading →

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Ion Drives

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Ron

NASA’s NEXT ion drive breaks world record, will eventually power interplanetary missions Proving yet again that Star Trek was scarily prescient, NASA has announced that its NEXT ion drive — NASA’s Evolutionary Xenon Thruster — has operated continually for over … Continue reading →

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Peel and stick Solar Cells

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Ron

Stanford creates flexible, high-efficiency peel-and-stick solar cells Researchers at Stanford University have created the first peel-and-stick solar cells. These cells are flexible, can be attached to a variety of surfaces (windows, business The SIM and ejector plate is rubberized to … Continue reading →

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Thorium Power

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Ron

Is safe, green thorium power finally ready for prime time? If you’ve not been tracking the thorium hype, you might be interested to learn that the benefits liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs) have over light water uranium reactors (LWRs) are … Continue reading →

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Fusion Power

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Ron

Fusion power at home, or, how small science will defeat big science Fusion research is known for its huge projects — and its huge lack of tangible success. Big machines like the Princeton tokamak and the Livermore laser have indeed … Continue reading →

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