Home batteries are usually a stack of separate boxes: an inverter, one or more battery packs, a controller and a lot of wiring. On November 9, 2026, in Palma, Spain, Huawei announced the LUTERRA S2, an all-in-one residential energy system that folds a hybrid inverter, storage and AI energy management into one stackable unit. The company says it can be installed and commissioned in minutes.
This article is based on Huawei's launch announcement. The performance figures below are the company's...
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Microbiomes could hold keys to improving life.
Microbial life forms including viruses, bacteria, and fungi are the most diverse and abundant organisms on earth. They have shaped our evolutionary origins for billions of years and continue to have widespread impact. The UMIC foresees the microbiomes being leveraged through genetic engineering for applications within 10 years.
“Microbes are everywhere. Therefore understanding microbiomes, whether they be the ones that live in and on our bodies or the ones in the environment, is essential to ...
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Underwater kite-turbine scheme
A £25m tidal energy project which works through moving "kites" underwater is being launched on Anglesey. Swedish firm Minesto wants to harness power under the sea off the coast of Holyhead. It will set up its UK offices there and hopes to become a manufacturing centre, creating more jobs there.
The so-called Deep Green technology works on the principle that underwater "kites" can reach speeds 10 times faster than the current. This works in the same way a kite flies faster than the wind, and t...
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Rubber That Can Use Energy from body movements to Generate Power
Power-generating rubber material could harness walking and other movement to charge electronic devices.
Researchers at Princeton University have recently invented a new energy-harvesting rubber material composed of ceramic nanoribbons that could harvest energy from your breathing and walking.
This material is composed of ceramic nanoribbons embedded onto silicone rubber sheets which generates electricity when flexed and is highly efficient at converting mechanical energy to electrical ener...
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