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...energy harvesting systems needed to charge them. The body electric Piezo is a term derived from a Greek word meaning to squeeze or press, and piezoelectric materials generate electricity when they are pressured or twisted – enabling development of shoes, clothing or recreational gear that generate electricity from movement. Flexible batteries can be used to store the...

...Energy and Sustainability" and "Design and Sustainability". This material forms part of The Open University Course T307 Innovation: designing for a sustainable future... Innovation Design: Sustainable Communities A short introduction to this album. Demonstrating sustainability in Scotland A community designed to be sustainable, environmentally friendly and ecologically...

...solar, stellar, or galactic... Identifying different types of galaxy Galaxies are categorised according to their apparent shape. These shapes are typically divided into elliptical, spiral or irregular. The shape of a galaxy gives a clue to the age and types of star within the galaxy. What happens when galaxies collide? Collisions between galaxies take hundreds of millions...

...solar system...The new discipline of astrobiology that is, the science of searching for extraterrestrial life, is not only rapdly growing, but has also captured the public imagination. This free course, Icy bodies: Europa and elsewhere, examines the emergence of icy satellites of distant planets as potential sites of extraterrestrial life, looks at the potential for life...

...Energy are fast reactors and thorium. ...Special topic 1: Fast reactors Nearly all of the reactors for the generation of electricity in operation are ‘thermal’ reactors, such as the PWR type described earlier. The term thermal refers to the slowing down of the fast neutrons emitted in nuclear fission (energies measured in MeV) to energies characteristic of the...