Sorted news

Date
- 6 hours
- 12 hours
- 1 day
- 3 days
- all
Rank
- Last day
- 1 week
- 1 month
- all
LiveRank
- Last day
- 1 week
- 1 month
- all
Popular
- Last day
- 1 week
- 1 month
- all

Defects in next-generation solar cells can be healed with light

Researchers have shown that defects in the molecular structure of perovskites - a material which could revolutionise the solar cell industry - can be "healed" by exposing it to light and just the right amount of humidity.

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 06, 2017
53
0

A cooling system that works without electricity

It looks like a regular roof, but the top of the Packard Electrical Engineering Building at Stanford University has been the setting of many milestones in the development of an innovative cooling technology that could someday ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 05, 2017
2237
2

No batteries required: Energy-harvesting yarns generate electricity

An international research team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas and Hanyang University in South Korea has developed high-tech yarns that generate electricity when they are stretched or twisted.

Energy & Green Tech

Aug 24, 2017
7469
0

Tesla patent talk: A battery-swapping system

(Tech Xplore)—Tesla has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office, titled "Battery Swapping System and Techniques."

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 19, 2017
35
3

Step towards better 'beyond lithium' batteries

A step towards new "beyond lithium" rechargeable batteries with superior performance has been made by researchers at the University of Bath.

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 18, 2017
36
1

Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy

Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of the Hittites. Now, a proposal from MIT researchers shows this ancient invention could ...

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 06, 2017
58
10

Growing kelp for biofuel: Researchers aim to harness potential

(Tech Xplore)—Sources of energy frequently in the limelight are solar, wind and hydropower.

Energy & Green Tech

Sep 04, 2017
34
2

Insect eyes inspire new solar cell design

Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new generation of advanced photovoltaics, say Stanford University scientists.

Energy & Green Tech

Aug 31, 2017
84
0

Researchers show the value of perovskite solar cells in addressing global environmental challenges

A new study from the University of Sheffield has confirmed the potential for Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) to be a 'game changer' in addressing global environmental challenges.

Energy & Green Tech

Aug 30, 2017
173
3

A low-cost method for solar-thermal conversion that's simpler and greener

August 28, 2017—Researchers led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Columbia Engineering, along with colleagues at the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University and at Stanford ...

Energy & Green Tech

Aug 28, 2017
266
0

1 2
Next »