Energy & Green Tech
Over the past few years, photovoltaic (PV) technologies have become increasingly widespread, contributing to the ongoing quest to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While most solar cells on the market today are made of silicon, ...
Engineering
Various clean energy technologies have been developed to meet the rapidly intensifying energy demand and dwindling fossil fuel reserves. However, many of these technologies are hindered by low efficiency and high costs.
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Plastics have shaped our modern world and changed the way we live. For decades, they have been primarily used in electronics for their excellent insulating properties. But in the 1970s, scientists accidentally discovered ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Most batteries are rigid and incompatible with water. But people work and play in oceans and estuaries, and they could benefit from flexible and saltwater-safe power sources.
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Engineering
Fuel cells offer a form of clean energy across many sectors and are of particular interest in vehicles, where they produce no emissions. The production of fuel cells requires the use of a rapid laser welding process; however, ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
An interdisciplinary team at POSTECH has developed a technology that addresses key limitations in clean hydrogen production using microwaves. They have also successfully elucidated the underlying mechanism of this innovative ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
Thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea in the next decades. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas for their construction, focusing on material use, carbon footprint, and impact ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
Instead of relying on energy-hungry reactors to generate high temperatures and pressure, researchers are looking underground at Earth's natural heat and forces to cook up ammonia for fertilizer.
Jan 21, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
An international team of engineers and materials scientists has developed a lithium-sulfur battery capable of retaining 80% of its charge capacity after 25,000 cycles. Their paper is published in the journal Nature.
Energy & Green Tech
Dr. Park Jun-woo's team at KERI's Next Generation Battery Research Center has overcome a major obstacle to the commercialization of next-generation lithium–sulfur batteries and successfully developed large-area, high-capacity ...
Jan 20, 2025
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