A new bio-inspired solar leaf design with increased harvesting efficiency
New research suggests a new solar energy design, inspired by nature, may pave the way for future renewable energy technologies.
Aug 15, 2023
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New research suggests a new solar energy design, inspired by nature, may pave the way for future renewable energy technologies.
Aug 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers led by Prof. Hu Linhua from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Science found that the addition of serine cations (Ser+, C3H8NO3) in the electrolyte of aqueous zinc-ion battery would ...
Jul 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Tens of thousands of homes and businesses are left without power as Cyclone Gabrielle batters New Zealand's North Island, causing widespread damage to the power network.
Feb 14, 2023
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Business
Whether rooftop solar panels are worth the cost is largely dependent in Switzerland on local compensation rates for solar power and on electricity prices in general—these are the findings of a study by researchers at ETH ...
Feb 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
One of the world's biggest climate challenges is decarbonizing fossil energy uses that cannot be directly electrified using renewable power. Among so-called "hard-to-abate" (HTA) sectors are major industries that rely on ...
Sep 29, 2022
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Telecom
Solid, metal antennae have been the standard in a wide range of technologies for decades, including a wide variety of radio communications and scanning such as radar. However, research into the concept of liquid antennae ...
Nov 29, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers at UniSA have developed a cost-effective technique that could deliver safe drinking water to millions of vulnerable people using cheap, sustainable materials and sunlight.
Apr 16, 2021
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Engineering
3-D printing has the potential to revolutionize product design and manufacturing in a vast range of fields—from custom components for consumer products, to 3-D printed dental products and bone and medical implants that ...
Apr 6, 2021
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Carbon-neutral aviation is possible, but in future, aircraft are likely to continue to be powered by fossil fuels. The CO2 they emit must be systematically stored underground. This is the most economical of various approaches ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In emerging renewable energy industries, are producers' decisions to shut down or upgrade aging equipment influenced more by technology improvements or government policies?
Nov 6, 2020
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