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Origin of Life: Power Behind Primordial Soup Discovered
April 4, 2013 — Researchers may have solved a key puzzle about how objects from space could have kindled life on ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Renewable Energy
Solar Energy
Energy Technology
Batteries
Environmental Science
Solar Village to House Microgrid Project
April 2, 2013 — Four solar homes built by students will soon become home to an experimental microgrid to manage and store renewable ... > full story -
Batteries
Fuel Cells
Energy and Resources
Alternative Fuels
Energy Technology
Automotive and Transportation
A Longer Life for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
April 2, 2013 — Electric cars have still got it tough in the German marketplace. They are too expensive and their range is too short. This is an opportune time for a breakthrough in efficient and low-cost ... > full story -
Super Batteries? Hybrid Ribbons a Gift for Powerful Batteries
March 25, 2013 — Ribbons of vanadium oxide and graphene become ultrafast charging and discharging electrodes for lithium-ion batteries in new research. The ribbons are thousands of times thinner than a sheet of ... > full story -
Multi-Purpose Wonder Can Generate Hydrogen, Produce Clean Water and Even Provide Energy
March 20, 2013 — A new wonder material can generate hydrogen, produce clean water and even provide energy. Science fiction? Hardly, and there's more -- It can also desalinate water, be used as flexible water ... > full story -
Energy Issues
Energy and the Environment
Energy and Resources
Vehicles
Automotive and Transportation
Fossil Fuels
Petroleum Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Automobiles Could Drop 80 Percent by 2050: U.S. Report
March 18, 2013 — A new report finds that by the year 2050, the United States may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles -- cars and small trucks -- ... > full story -
Breakthrough in Electricity Storage: New Large and Powerful Redox Flow Battery
March 18, 2013 — More and more electricity is being generated from intermittent sources of power, such as solar and wind energy. Powerful electric energy storage devices are necessary to level out corresponding ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
Batteries
Energy Technology
Renewable Energy
Energy and Resources
Environmental Science
Carbon Footprint of Grid-Scale Battery Technologies Calculated
March 8, 2013 — Solar and wind power pose a challenge for the U.S. electrical grid, which lacks the capacity to store surplus clean electricity and deliver it on demand. Researchers are developing grid-scale storage ... > full story -
Biobatteries Catch Breath
March 7, 2013 — An air-breathing bio-battery has been constructed by researchers from Poland. The core element providing the new power source with relatively high voltage and long lifetime is a carefully designed ... > full story -
Analytical Theory May Bring Improvements to Lithium-Ion Batteries
March 5, 2013 — Researchers have shown theoretically how to control or eliminate the formation of "dendrites" that cause lithium-ion batteries to fail, an advance that if realized would improve safety and might ... > full story
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