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November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could be converted into an alternative fuel using electricity from renewable ...
Nov. 19, 2024 Energy stored in thermochemical materials can effectively heat indoor spaces, particularly in humid regions, according to ...
Nov. 19, 2024 An international team has identified a strategy to improve both the performance and stability for solar cells made out of the 'miracle material' perovskite by mitigating a previously hidden degradation ...
Nov. 19, 2024 Researchers have developed a new method of growing organic crystals that can be used for energy-harvesting ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 Alongside carbon dioxide, methane is a key driver of global warming. To detect and monitor the climate pollutants in the atmosphere precisely, ...
Nov. 15, 2024 A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Scientists create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Researchers have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Underwater robots that can predict waves in real-time could reduce the cost of producing offshore renewable energy, a study ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Researchers have developed robotic trousers that enable people to walk more easily while expending measurably less energy. The aim is to keep frail individuals and in particular the elderly mobile ...
Nov. 13, 2024 A new electrode design developed at MIT boosts the efficiency of electrochemical reactions that turn carbon dioxide into ethylene and other ...
Nov. 13, 2024 An international team of scientists has identified a surprising factor that accelerates the degradation of lithium-ion batteries leading to a steady loss of charge. This discovery provides a new ...
Nov. 12, 2024 A new study has uncovered important behavior in the flow of electric current through quantum superconductors, potentially advancing the development ...
Nov. 11, 2024 The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can ...
Earlier Headlines
Nov. 8, 2024 Researchers have created a new material that will be pivotal in making the next generation of high-power electronics faster, transparent and more ...
Nov. 8, 2024 Scientists are developing a formula for success -- by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced ...
Nov. 7, 2024 Scientists are developing a formula for success -- by studying how a new type of battery fails. The team's goal is the design for long-term storage of wind and solar energy, which are produced ...
Nov. 7, 2024 Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists. The findings open up the ...
Nov. 6, 2024 New research into the vulnerability of power grids served by weather-dependent renewable energy sources (WD-RESs) such as solar and wind paints a hopeful picture as various countries around the globe ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Calculations of charge distribution in mesons provide benchmark for experimental measurements and validate widely used 'factorization' method for imaging the building blocks of ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Researchers designed bioinspired hydrogels capable of using sunlight to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water. Hydrogels contain polymer networks that facilitate energy conversion, offering a ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Researchers have developed a new method for disrupting the crystal structure of a semiconductor that requires as little as one billion times less power density. This advancement could unlock wider ...
Nov. 6, 2024 Researchers investigated the internal properties of low-cost materials used in perovskite solar cells, which are attracting attention for their high efficiency, using electron spin resonance (ESR) to ...
Nov. 5, 2024 Researchers have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new ...
Nov. 5, 2024 Materials called cubic rare earth hydrides could be superconductors in everyday ...
Nov. 5, 2024 Researchers used an electrophysiological computer model of the heart's electrical circuits to examine the effect of the applied voltage field in multiple fibrillation-defibrillation scenarios. ...
Nov. 5, 2024 Sodium-containing transition-metal layered oxides are promising electrode materials for sodium-ion batteries, a potential alternative to lithium-ion batteries. However, the vast number of possible ...
Nov. 4, 2024 Nanoscale 3D transistors made from ultrathin semiconductor materials can operate more efficiently than silicon-based devices, leveraging quantum mechanical properties to potentially enable ...
Nov. 4, 2024 The continuing release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is a major driver of global warming and climate change with increased extreme weather events. Researchers have now presented a method for ...
Nov. 1, 2024 Despite ongoing efforts to curb CO2 emissions with electric and hybrid vehicles, other forms of transportation remain significant contributors of greenhouse gases. To address this issue, old ...
Oct. 31, 2024 Imagine a sweater that powers electronics to monitor your health or charge your mobile phone while running. This development faces challenges because of the lack of materials that both conduct ...
Oct. 31, 2024 The next step for fully integrated textile-based electronics to make their way from the lab to the wardrobe is figuring out how to power the garment gizmos without unfashionably toting around a solid ...
Oct. 30, 2024 The success of the $1 trillion that was recently invested by the U.S. federal government to mitigate climate climate change through the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law ...
Oct. 30, 2024 Researchers have succeeded in observing the effects of spin current transfer and spin current generation from the non-magnetic side of a device, using a multilayer device consisting of a ...
Friday, November 8, 2024
- New Material to Make Next Generation of Electronics Faster and More Efficient
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
- Off-the-Shelf Thermoelectric Generators Can Upgrade CO2 Into Chemicals: The Combination Could Help Us Colonize Mars
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Power Grids Supplied Largely by Renewable Sources Experience Lower Intensity Blackouts
- Scientists Calculate Predictions for Meson Measurements
- Hydrogels Harness Sunlight: A Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis
- Breakthrough in Energy-Efficient Avalanche-Based Amorphization Could Revolutionize Data Storage
- Investigating Performance Limitations in Cost-Effective Materials for Perovskite Solar Cells
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- High-Quality Nanomechanical Resonators With Built-in Piezoelectricity
- Advancing the Science of Superconductivity
- Defibrillation Devices Can Save Lives Using 1,000 Times Less Electricity
- Leveraging Machine Learning to Find Promising Compositions for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Nanoscale Transistors Could Enable More Efficient Electronics
- Cobalt-Copper Tandem Converts Carbon Dioxide to Ethanol
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- The Silk Thread That Can Turn Clothes Into Charging Stations
- Off the Clothesline, on the Grid: MXene Nanomaterials Enable Wireless Charging in Textiles
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- How Local Governments Can Lead the Way in Decarbonizing the U.S.
- Spin Current Observations from Organic Semiconductor Side
- Solving Interface Mystery in Organic Solar Cells Makes Them More Efficient
- Combining VR and Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: A Neurotechnology That Boosts Spatial Memory Without Surgery
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan
- Hydrogen: Breakthrough in Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers
- Improvement of Catalytic Activity by Controlling the Surface Structure of Metal Particles
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use
- Non-Electric Touchpad Takes Sensor Technology to Extreme Conditions
- New Method of Flexing on Electronics
- Key to Low-Cost, Long-Lasting Renewable Batteries for Electric Vehicles
- Unnoticeable Electric Currents Could Reduce Skin Infections
- Fire-Risk Blocking Self-Powered Hydrogen Production System
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Thread-Like, Flexible Thermoelectric Materials Applicable for Extreme Environments
- Researchers Develop New Coatings to Boost Turbine Engine Efficiency
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Soft Microelectronics Technologies Enabling Wearable AI for Digital Health
- Technology for Precise Diagnosis of Electric Vehicle Batteries Using Small Currents
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Researchers Unlock the 'silicate Magic' For Safer, Cheaper, and More Efficient Batteries
- Harnessing Vibrations: Engineered Material Generates Electricity from Unexpected Source
- Engineers Unveil Breakthrough in Ultra-Clean Biofuel Technology
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- New Research Reveals How Large-Scale Adoption of Electric Vehicles Can Improve Air Quality and Human Health
- Major Step Toward Fully 3D-Printed Active Electronics
Monday, October 14, 2024
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Illuminating Quantum Magnets: Light Unveils Magnetic Domains
- Engineering Perovskite Materials at the Atomic Level Paves Way for New Lasers, LEDs
Thursday, October 10, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Nature and Plastics Inspire Breakthrough in Soft Sustainable Materials
- New Breakthrough Helps Free Up Space for Robots to 'think', Say Scientists
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Logic With Light: Introducing Diffraction Casting, Optical-Based Parallel Computing
- Nanostructures in the Deep Ocean Floor Hint at Life's Origin
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- New Design Overcomes Key Barrier to Safer, More Efficient EV Batteries
- New Method of Generating Multiple, Tunable Nanopores Could Revolutionize Membrane Technology
- Discovery of Promising Electrolyte for All-Solid-State Batteries
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Using Antimatter to Detect Nuclear Radiation
- Cool Roofs Could Have Saved Lives During London's Hottest Summer, Say Researchers
- Stronger Together: Miniature Robots in Convoy for Endoscopic Surgery
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Getting to Zero Emissions: A Call for Unified Energy Planning
- Vast 'stranded Assets' If World Continues Investing in Polluting Industries
Friday, September 27, 2024
- Study Highlights Complex Ocean Conditions Facing World's Most Powerful Tidal Turbine
- Untapped Potential: Study Shows How Water Systems Can Help Accelerate Renewable Energy Adoption
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Rates of E-Bike Injuries Rise Fourfold and Powered Scooter Injuries Nearly Double
- Thermal Effects in Spintronics Systematically Assessed for First Time
- Innovative Electrolytes Could Transform Steelmaking and Beyond
- Lasers Provide Boon for Manufacturing of Ceremonial Thai Umbrellas
- Extinct Volcanoes a 'rich' Source of Rare Earth Elements
- New Catalyst Developed for Sustainable Propylene Production from Biomass
- Low-Temperature Conversion of Ammonia to Hydrogen Via Electric Field-Aided Surface Protonics
Monday, September 23, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Homemade 'play-Putty' Can Read the Body's Electric Signals
- Why Petting Your Cat Leads to Static Electricity
- Template Synthesis Creates Multilayered Perovskites With Unique Ferroelectric Behavior
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- New Age Electrode With Densely Functionalized Polymeric Binder for High-Performance Lithium and Sodium-Ion Batteries
- New Technology Produces Ultrashort Ion Pulses
- New Understanding of the Limits on Nano-Noise
- Synthetic Mini-Motor With Enormous Power Developed
Monday, September 16, 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
- Charging Ahead Towards Future Low-Cost Polymer Zinc-Ion Batteries
- Folded or Cut, This Lithium-Sulfur Battery Keeps Going
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- Advancing Power Grounding Systems: A Novel Predictive Model for Soil Resistivity
- Researchers Develop a Stretchable, Wearable Device That Lights Up an LED Using Only the Warmth of Your Skin
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Solving a Memristor Mystery to Develop Efficient, Long-Lasting Memory Devices
- Molecular Level Changes Translate to Big Efficiency Gains for Organic Solar Cells
- New Defect Passivation Strategy for Perovskite Solar Cells
- Strongest Battery Paves Way for Light, Energy-Efficient Vehicles
Monday, September 9, 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024
- Molecular Simulations, Supercomputing Lead to Energy-Saving Biomaterials Breakthrough
- Shining Light on How Solar Power and Farming Can Coexist
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Preventing Car Battery Fires With Help from Machine Learning
- EV Charging Stations Boost Spending at Nearby Businesses