Energy & Green Tech
Water and energy are closely linked, as current electricity generation methods often require water, and extracting water typically consumes energy. This connection between water and energy, also known as the "water-energy ...
Dec 09, 2019 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
Anionic redox chemistry is a fairly new research area that could pave the way for the development of more efficient lithium ion-battery cathode materials such as Li-rich layered oxides. So far, however, anionic redox chemistry ...
Dec 06, 2019 feature
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Semiconductors
Solution-processed semiconductors, including materials such as perovskites and quantum dots (i.e., small particles of matter in the quantum size regime), are substances with a conductivity ranging between that of insulators ...
Nov 25, 2019 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
The challenge of building an energy future that preserves and improves the planet is a massive undertaking. But it all hinges on the charged particles moving through invisibly small materials.
Nov 21, 2019
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Engineering
Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications ranging from power generation to distillation ...
Nov 20, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A new type of material for next-generation solar cells eliminates the need to use lead, which has been a major roadblock for this technology.
Nov 12, 2019
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Engineering
A new power saving chip developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego could significantly reduce or eliminate the need to replace batteries in Internet of Things (IoT) devices and wearables. The so-called ...
Nov 12, 2019
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Engineering
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems—called HVAC systems—can be a delicate balance. There are many factors to consider, from air flow between rooms to the effect of human body heat. In the past decade, researchers ...
Dec 05, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A team of researchers at Stanford University has found a way to track how much electricity is generated and used in the U.S. on an hourly basis. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Dec 03, 2019 report
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Energy & Green Tech
Currently, transporting damaged and defective car batteries is an expensive process as they need to be placed in an explosion-proof box, which costs thousands of pounds. However, researchers from WMG at the University of ...
Dec 03, 2019
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