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 ...
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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 ...
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Man builds 100mpg engine using 200-year-old technology

Josh “Mac” MacDowell of San Antonio Texas had a brilliant idea. He took a Stirling engine, a type of engine developed 200 years ago, and added some 21st-century technology to it. The result is a ...