Energy Technology News
May 3, 2024
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May 2, 2024 — Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available mineral ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Interactions between wind turbines could reduce power output by 30% in proposed offshore wind farm areas along the East Coast, new research has found. In all, the farms could still meet 60% of the electricity demand of New ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of sustainable, 'blue' osmotic energy. Researchers ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river's water ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have for the first time recorded X-rays being produced at the beginning of upward positive lightning flashes; an observation that gives important insight into the origins of this rare -- ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Two of the biggest challenges faced by new and potential electric vehicle (EV) drivers are range anxiety and speed of charging, but these shouldn't have to be challenges at all. Researchers ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers deploy an array of microscopic coils to create a magnetic field and stimulate individual neurons. The magnetic field can induce an ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Using light pulses as a model for electrical defibrillation, scientists developed a method to assess and modulate the heart function. The research team has thus paved the way for an efficient and ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a unique property, the quantum metric, within magnetic materials, altering the 'electron universe' geometry. This distinct electric signal challenges traditional ...
Earlier Headlines
Apr. 19, 2024 — A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The development can efficiently ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure. ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers -- a critical component of the ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Manufacturing nations in the Global North are stockpiling energy and emission problems by outsourcing energy-intensive industrial processes to countries in the Global ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed a method that can improve the performance of quantum resistance standards. It's based on a quantum phenomenon called Quantum Anomalous Hall ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — The technology revolution and development of new renewable energy resources is driving demand for lithium to new heights, but it is not a common mineral. Scientists say they have found lithium in an ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — A new detector system based on the game 'Tetris' could enable inexpensive, accurate radiation detectors for monitoring nuclear ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — Wirelessly connected devices perform an expanding array of applications, such as monitoring the condition of machinery and remote sensing in agricultural settings. These applications hold much ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — An improved charging protocol might help lithium-ion batteries to last much longer. Charging with a high-frequency pulsed current reduces aging effects, an international team ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers have fabricated a new four-terminal organic solar cell with a tandem configuration with a 16.94% power conversion efficiency (PCE). The new device is composed by a highly transparent ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Researchers have come up with an innovative approach to improve the energy efficiency of carbon conversion, using waste material from pulp and paper production. The technique they've pioneered ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Lanthanide elements are important for clean energy and other applications. To use them, industry must separate mixed lanthanide sources into individual elements using costly, time-consuming, and ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Drawing inspiration from the way plants breathe, a group of researchers has created a paper-based magnesium-air battery that can be used in GPS sensors or pulse oximeter sensors. Taking advantage of ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — Researchers show that using magnetic fields can boost electrocatalysis for sustainable fuel production by enhancing the movement of the reactants, which improves the efficiency of energy-related ...
Apr. 3, 2024 — As any surfer will tell you, waves pack a powerful punch. Now, we are one step closer to capturing the energy behind the ocean's constant ebb and flow with an improved 'blue energy' ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Energy harvesting, an eco-friendly technology, extends beyond solar and wind power in generating electricity from unused or discarded energy in daily life, including vibrations generated by passing ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally-friendly ...
Apr. 2, 2024 — An international team working with single-atom thick crystals found TaIrTe4's transition between the two distinct topological states of insulation and conduction. The material exhibited zero ...
Friday, April 19, 2024
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Global North Energy Outsourcing Demands More Attention
- Quantum Precision: A New Kind of Resistor
- Pyrite, Also Known as Fool's Gold, May Contain Valuable Lithium, a Key Element for Green Energy
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- New Device Gathers, Stores Electricity in Remote Settings
- BESSY II: How Pulsed Charging Enhances the Service Time of Batteries
Monday, April 8, 2024
- New Four-Terminal Tandem Organic Solar Cell Achieves 16.94% Power Conversion Efficiency
- Using Pulp and Paper Waste to Scrub Carbon from Emissions
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- 'Tug of War' Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials
- Drawing Inspiration from Plants: A Metal-Air Paper Battery for Wearable Devices
- Magnetic Fields Boost Clean Energy
- A Simple Way to Harvest More 'blue Energy' From Waves
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Building Blocks for Greener Energy: Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurface
- Chemistry Researchers Modify Solar Technology to Produce a Less Harmful Greenhouse Gas
- Researchers Discover Dual Topological Phases in an Intrinsic Monolayer Crystal
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy
- Implantable Batteries Can Run on the Body's Own Oxygen
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost
- New All-Liquid Iron Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage
- Metamaterials and AI Converge, Igniting Innovative Breakthroughs
Friday, March 22, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- Researchers Prove Fundamental Limits of Electromagnetic Energy Absorption
- New Study Shows Analog Computing Can Solve Complex Equations and Use Far Less Energy
- An Electricity Generator Inspired by the Drinking Bird Toy Powers Electronics With Evaporated Water
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Batteries for Airborne Electric Vehicles That Take Off and Land Vertically
- Spiral Wrappers Switch Nanotubes from Conductors to Semiconductors and Back
Monday, March 11, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Nanodevices Can Produce Energy from Evaporating Tap or Seawater
- Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Monday, March 4, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Unlocking the Potential of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Advanced Binders
- Lithium-Ion Batteries from Drones Might Find Second Lives in Less 'stressful' Devices
- Hurricanes and Power Grids: Eliminating Large-Scale Outages With a New Approach
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Researchers Look at Environmental Impacts of AI Tools
- Researchers Use Hawk Supercomputer and Lean Into Imperfection to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Monday, February 26, 2024
- What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?
- New World Record for CIGS Solar Cells
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Electrification or Hydrogen? Both Have Distinct Roles in the European Energy Transition
- New Chip Opens Door to AI Computing at Light Speed
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
- How Electron Spectroscopy Measures Exciton 'holes'
- Towards A Better Way of Releasing Hydrogen Stored in Hydrogen Boride Sheets
- Conversion Process Turns Greenhouse Gas Into Ethylene
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- Smart Earrings Can Monitor a Person's Temperature
- Japan's Electric Vehicle Transition by 2035 May Be Insufficient to Combat the Climate Crisis, but There Are Solutions
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Monday, February 5, 2024
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
Monday, January 29, 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024
- How to Shift Gears in a Molecular Motor
- Polymer Power: Researchers Enhance the Safety of Lithium Batteries
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- Self-Powered Movable Seawall for Tsunami Protection and Emergency Power Generation
- Offshore Wind Farms Are Vulnerable to Cyberattacks
- Fast-Charging Lithium Battery Seeks to Eliminate 'range Anxiety'
- Liquid Lithium on the Walls of a Fusion Device Helps the Plasma Within Maintain a Hot Edge
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
- Water, Water Everywhere and Now We May Have Drops to Drink
- Major Climate Benefits With Electric Aircraft
Monday, January 22, 2024
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Self-Powered Sensor Automatically Harvests Magnetic Energy
- Mini-Robots Modeled on Insects May Be Smallest, Lightest, Fastest Ever Developed
- Next-Generation Batteries Could Go Organic, Cobalt-Free for Long-Lasting Power
- Cobalt-Free Batteries Could Power Cars of the Future
- Machine Learning Method Speeds Up Discovery of Green Energy Materials
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
- Study Reveals a Reaction at the Heart of Many Renewable Energy Technologies
- Advancement in Thermoelectricity Could Light Up the Internet of Things
- Scientists Use Heat to Create Transformations Between Skyrmions and Antiskyrmions
Monday, January 15, 2024
Saturday, January 13, 2024
Thursday, January 11, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- Green Wheels, Bright Skies: Analysis Unveils the Connection Between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics
- Green Ammonia Could Decarbonize 60% of Global Shipping When Offered at Just 10 Regional Fuel Ports