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Real-time modeling of 3D temperature distributions within nuclear microreactors to improve safety systems
A real-time, 3D temperature map of the inside of a nuclear microreactor for improved safety monitoring was reconstructed using a newly-established theoretical foundation to evaluate basis functions, which can be combined ...
Jun 28, 2024
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Electrochemically molecular-imprinted catalysts enable high-energy-density Li-S batteries
High energy density is a crucial direction for future battery development. Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries, with their high theoretical energy density, have garnered significant attention. However, the slow solid-liquid-solid ...
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Research shows how common plastics could passively cool and heat buildings with the seasons
Researchers at Princeton and UCLA have developed a passive mechanism to cool buildings in the summer and warm them in the winter.
Jun 27, 2024
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Researchers suggest smart solution to harness waste heat from industry
Norway wastes huge amounts of energy. Surplus heat produced by industry is hardly exploited at all.
Jun 27, 2024
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'Self-healing' solar cells could become reality
Solar cells of the future could be able to withstand corrosive susceptibility by "self-healing," in a break-through the scientific community has long been pursuing.
Jun 27, 2024
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Electric vehicles grow in the desert: Peer learning helps Sedona plan for charging infrastructure
The desert city of Sedona, Arizona, is home to less than 10,000 people but welcomes nearly 3 million visitors every year. The city knows it needs a big boost to its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to support ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Engineering
Creating sustainable cooling in southeast Asia using ground source heat pump systems
As energy and environmental crises rampage, sustainable solutions like ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems gain traction. GSHP systems use consistent geothermal energy below the earth's surface to provide heating and cooling ...
Jun 27, 2024
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'Not a lab experiment': climate tech CEO on green innovation
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has been hosting executives and entrepreneurs in London this week to boost investment in cutting-edge technologies promising big breakthroughs in tackling climate ...
Jun 27, 2024
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New research shows that solar-powered 'resilience hubs' in California could generate up to 8GW of power
Power outages are on the rise nationwide as climate change brings more frequent wildfires, heat waves, and severe weather events. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the state of California have both recently ...
Jun 27, 2024
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Engineering
Solar technology: Researchers develop innovative light-harvesting system
In order to convert sunlight into electricity or other forms of energy as efficiently as possible, the very first step is an efficient light-harvesting system. Ideally, this should be panchromatic, i.e. absorb the entire ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Small, adsorbent 'fins' collect humidity and release the liquid when heated
Clean, safe water is a limited resource and access to it depends on local bodies of water. But even dry regions have some water vapor in the air.
Jun 26, 2024
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Engineering
Surprising vortex behind new solar cell and lighting materials
Metal-halide perovskites have quickly advanced in the last decade since their discovery as a semiconductor that outshines silicon in its conversion of light into electric current.
Jun 26, 2024
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Coal-free in 14 years as renewables rush in: New blueprint shows how to green the grid—without nuclear
Coal will no longer be burned for power in Australia within 14 years. To replace it will require faster deployment of solar and wind, storage, new transmission lines and some firming gas capacity.
Jun 26, 2024
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Biofuel from kudzu vines and branches boosts energy efficiency
Leftover branches and kudzu vines from logging are repurposed as carbon-neutral fuel to generate electricity.
Jun 26, 2024
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A fresh set of eyes on next-generation nuclear reactors
Decarbonization requires radical transformation of the U.S. energy sector, and nuclear energy could be at the center of that transformation. It already provides a fifth of the nation's electricity, and new designs suggest ...
Jun 26, 2024
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Engineering
Harvesting unused micro-vibration to generate electricity
Energy Harvesting is a green technology that captures (or "harvests") wasted energy and converts it into electricity. The ubiquitous vibrations that surround us are one of the promising sources for energy harvesting. In particular, ...
Jun 25, 2024
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Sustainable electrification: Managing resource demands for future electric vehicles
With goals to limit CO2 emissions, many countries have set targets to phase out internal combustion vehicles in favor of electric vehicles (EVs). Japan has set a target for 20%–30% of all car sales to be battery electric ...
Jun 25, 2024
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