Scientists create new engine that runs on the cold of space

Solar panels do a remarkable job during the day; however, the hours when people need the most electricity rarely coincide ...

New Engine Taps the Freezing Void of Space To Generate Power at Night

Researchers have created a device that generates mechanical power at night by harnessing the natural temperature difference between warm ground and the cold of outer space. Engineers at the, Davis, ha ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

New Stirling engine sends heat to space to produce steady mechanical power at night

Deppe and Munday mounted a simple Stirling engine on a radiative cooling panel. They placed the setup on the ground, letting ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Stirling engine generates mechanical power by linking Earth's warmth to space

Engineers at the University of California, Davis, have invented a device that can generate mechanical power at night by ...