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Ikea curtains break down pollutants, highlight interest in fabric purifiers

Can you use textiles to clean the air? Take sunlight. Add a film coating to fabric. And you get curtains that destroy pollutants and purify the air inside your home. The recipe is being touted by Ikea. Along with bunk beds ...

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Expanding the use of silicon in batteries, by preventing electrodes from expanding

The latest lithium-ion batteries on the market are likely to extend the charge-to-charge life of phones and electric cars by as much as 40 percent. This leap forward, which comes after more than a decade of incremental improvements, ...

Feb 21, 2019

New residential solar panels deliver record-breaking efficiency

The solar panels developed by startup Insolight boast an impressive 29 percent yield – a record for the retail market. These systems, which have now been standardized for mass production, contain lenses that focus sunlight ...

Feb 19, 2019

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Lithium-air batteries can store energy for cars, houses and industry

Current lithium ion battery technology will probably not be able to handle the coming decades' huge demand for energy. It is estimated that by 2050, electricity will make up 50 percent of the world's energy mix. Today, that ...

Feb 18, 2019

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US seeks ways to recycle lithium batteries in cars, phones

The U.S. government will lead an ambitious effort to develop technologies to recycle lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, cellphones and other sources to ensure a reliable and affordable supply of metals crucial ...

Feb 16, 2019

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Wave device could deliver clean energy to thousands of homes

A wave energy technology is being developed that could help generate low-cost electricity for thousands of houses.

Feb 12, 2019

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Researchers develop flags that generate energy from wind and sun

Scientists have created flags that can generate electrical energy using wind and solar power.

Feb 11, 2019

What does it take to make a better battery?

Cambridge researchers are working to solve one of technology's biggest puzzles: how to build next-generation batteries that could power a green revolution.

Feb 11, 2019

Researchers chart path to cheaper flexible solar cells

There's a lot to like about perovskite-based solar cells. They are simple and cheap to produce, offer flexibility that could unlock a wide new range of installation methods and places, and in recent years have reached energy ...

Feb 07, 2019

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A new approach for fast estimation of the solar energy potential in urban environments

TU Delft researchers have developed a new approach for quickly and accurately calculating the solar energy potential of surfaces in the urban environment. Via the new approach, architects and urban planners can more easily ...

Feb 05, 2019

Engineers harvest heart's energy to power life-saving devices

The heart's motion is so powerful that it can recharge devices that save our lives, according to new research from Dartmouth College.

Feb 04, 2019

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'Inkjet' solar panels poised to revolutionise green energy

What if one day all buildings could be equipped with windows and facades that satisfy the structure's every energy need, whether rain or shine?

Feb 03, 2019

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Hybrid electricity system would reduce rates, improve service

A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also improving service reliability.

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Energy & Green Tech news

Ikea curtains break down pollutants, highlight interest in fabric purifiers

Expanding the use of silicon in batteries, by preventing electrodes from expanding

New residential solar panels deliver record-breaking efficiency

Lithium-air batteries can store energy for cars, houses and industry

Wave device could deliver clean energy to thousands of homes

Researchers develop flags that generate energy from wind and sun

Ground-breaking electric Chevrolet Volt runs out of juice

An approach for motion planning on asteroid surfaces with irregular gravity fields

Finding keyholes in metals 3-D printing

System better allocates time-sensitive data processing across cores to maintain quick user-response times

Report finds uh-oh issues in popular password managers

Could blockchain ensure integrity of clinical trial data?

A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is

Researchers look to computing's past to unlock 3-D-printed mechanical logic gates for the future

New antibiotics are desperately needed—machine learning could help

Researchers use computer vision to better understand optical illusions

Samsung folding phone is different—but also almost $2,000

New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user's custom data restrictions

Physically unclonable function: Researchers unveil Internet of Things security feature

New segmentation tool lets medical professionals 'teach' computers to correctly annotate medical images

Amazon's 'collaborative' robots offer peek into the future

Brain-inspired artificial intelligence in robots

Qualcomm brightens 5G future with modem, antenna module news

Foldable wars? New patent filing suggests that Apple is readying a 'foldable' iPhone

Fibers from old tires can improve fire resistance of concrete

Evaluating robots as teachers or partners in language learning exercises

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