Tech innovations and Startups

IT
Italy’s first digital twin simulates 60 million synthetic users
The digital twin of Italy simulates 60 million synthetic users to test policies, products, and smart city solutions without real-world risks
Editorial Team•9 April 2025

Energy
New semitransparent BIPV panel from Spain…
BIPV breakthrough from Spain: a semitransparent solar panel with tracking and micro-concentration…
Editorial Team•7 April 2025

Energy
Rubidium strain enhances perovskite cell efficiency…
Incorporating rubidium into perovskite solar cells via lattice strain has been shown…
Editorial Team•7 April 2025

Mobility & Transportation
From China, mobile charging stations for electric cars
The Chinese company Wuling launches two self-driving mobile charging stations that work like power banks on…
Editorial Team•30 October 2024

Energy
Residential Thermophotovoltaic with Storage: Is It Worth It?
A new study has identified several critical factors that influence the overall cost of thermophotovoltaic systems,…
Editorial Team•29 October 2024

Tech innovations and Startups
HPBC photovoltaic module, record efficiency at 25.4%
LONGi Sets a New World Record at the Module Level with its HPBC 2.0 Back-Contact Solar…
Editorial Team•25 October 2024

Aerospace
New regulations for electric flying vehicles approved in the USA
The era of transportation via electric flying vehicles has officially begun. The Federal Aviation Administration has…
Editorial Team•25 October 2024

Circular Economy
Light and functional, the recyclable wind turbines awarded in the USA
Weighing 41% less and representing an excellent mix of materials, the recyclable wind turbines from ORNL…
Editorial Team•19 October 2024

IT
UK Approves Drones for Inspecting Offshore Wind Turbines
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has announced the names of the projects that will take part…
Editorial Team•15 October 2024

Energy
The elastic polymer solar cell that stretches like rubber
The Japanese research institute RIKEN has developed an organic solar cell that can be stretched up…
Editorial Team•15 October 2024

Energy
Green hydrogen will never be truly competitive for the hard-to-abate sectors
The storage and distribution costs of the carrier for most end uses in hard-to-decarbonize sectors make…
Editorial Team•9 October 2024

Water
From KAUST, the atmospheric water harvesting system that harnesses gravity
A new passive water harvesting system has been developed, utilizing radiative cooling sheets equipped with a…
Editorial Team•2 October 2024

Mobility & Transportation
Electric Skates Arrive: Lightweight and Capable of Speeds Up to 30 km/h
For those who loved the iconic rollerblades, these electric skates designed in France represent an interesting…
Editorial Team•29 September 2024

Energy
Hybrid Solar System: Here’s the Photovoltaic Thermal Battery with Record Efficiency
A hybrid device has been created that combines, for the first time ever, molecular thermal solar…
Editorial Team•29 September 2024

Energy
Textured perovskite-silicon photovoltaic achieves efficiency record
Scientists at Fraunhofer ISE have created a tandem solar cell by depositing a perovskite layer on…