Harvesting sunlight is a trick plants mastered more than a billion years ago, using solar energy to feed themselves from the air and water around them in the process we know as photosynthesis.

VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - May 26, 2016) - Bionic Power Inc. has received a contract valued at US$1.25 million from the Office of the Secretary of Defense to supply low-volume production units of ...

Mimicking aspects of photosynthesis using both biology and chemistry was the goal of a team of cross-discipline Harvard scientists who have invented a bionic leaf that can turn solar energy into fuel.

Nearly everyone has heard of the term "bionics" in movies, books or TV shows (i.e., the Six Million Dollar Man and Darth Vader). However, few people really stop to think about where the energy to ...

Scientists show a bionic approach combining features of a seagull's wing with an engineered flow control accessory, known as a Gurney flap, can greatly improve wind turbine performance. To achieve the ...

WASHINGTON, March 22, 2022 -- Wind energy relies on efficient wind turbine blades, which act as airfoils, structures akin to an airplane wing. Air flow control accessories similar to those found in ...