A swinging pirate ship ride at a theme park. Kinetic energy is transferred into gravitational potential energy. Doing 'work' is the scientific way of saying that energy has been transferred. For ...

April 10, 2009 The United States has about 250 million registered vehicles, which adds up to a lot of pollution and burning of fossil fuels. New Energy Technologies, Inc. prefers to look at it another ...

Source: NOVA: "Secrets of Lost Empires II: Medieval Siege" This media asset was adapted from NOVA: "Secrets of Lost Empires II: Medieval Siege" In medieval times, one of the most fearsome weapons was ...

Through energy harvesting tiles, backpacks and insoles, there has been much talk about harnessing our kinetic energy to power mobile devices and other electronics. A team of researchers is claiming to ...

Kinetic paving technology is a new way to draw power from people’s footsteps and it’s making a big impact in the renewable energy sector. Installing the system in your home can effectively turn your ...

It should be clear that our world runs on energy. Driving your car, washing your clothes, heating your house, and even running your computer (so you can read this post)—these things all require energy ...