Energy & Green Tech
Shipping is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gases, and this is leading shipbuilders and operators on a search for environmentally friendly alternative propulsion systems. Researchers at Fraunhofer have joined ...
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Energy & Green Tech
In recent years, engineers worldwide have been trying to devise new battery and energy storage technologies that are more sustainable and cost-effective. One of the solutions attracting particular interest is sodium-based ...
Jun 29, 2022 feature
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Engineering
There's an abandoned coal power plant in upstate New York that most people regard as a useless relic. But MIT's Paul Woskov sees things differently.
Jun 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the preferred technology to power electric vehicles, but they're too expensive for long-duration grid-scale energy storage systems, and lithium itself is becoming more challenging to access.
May 31, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
In recent years, engineers have been developing a wide range of new battery technologies and solutions. One of these are redox flow batteries, devices that can store electrochemical energy by converting chemical energy into ...
May 27, 2022 feature
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Energy & Green Tech
The lithium-ion battery (LIB) uses lithium ions as the key component of its electrochemistry. Due to its high energy density, long life, no memory effect and environmental friendliness, the Li-ion battery has been widely ...
May 25, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Transistors, which are devices that control or amplify electrical signals and power, are one of the most ubiquitous components of modern electronics. The most widely used transistor is known as the MOSFET, which stands for ...
May 13, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The research outcome of Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) related to "low-cost and flexible high-energy-density lithium-sulfur batteries" was recently published on the front cover of the journal Small.
May 12, 2022
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Engineering
Due to its zero carbon, safe storage, and high energy density, liquid ammonia is a promising marine fuel in the shipping industry.
May 06, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds added to conventional fuels, according to new research.
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