Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy instead of finite fossil fuels, are the best green choice—but they could be more sustainable. The most common power source in electric vehicles and portable electronics, lithium-ion ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Materials Scientists have shown how phase change materials can improve the energy density in thermal energy storage, although with limits relative to low charging/discharging speeds. In a new report now published in Elsevier's ...
Energy & Green Tech
NIMS and Softbank Corp. have developed a lithium-air battery with an energy density over 500Wh/kg—significantly higher than that of current lithium ion batteries. The research team then confirmed that this battery can be ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
One of the barriers to generating electricity from wind and solar energy is their intermittent nature. A promising alternative to accommodate the fluctuations in power output during unfavorable environmental conditions are ...
Dec 20, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In the battle to mitigate "city heat" and conserve the energy it takes to keep folks comfortable inside, recent research has shown the importance of urban planning. Tree cover, paved surfaces, the spacing of buildings and ...
Nov 9, 2021
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Engineering
Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery uses both a solid state electrolyte and an all-silicon anode, making it a silicon all-solid-state battery. ...
Sep 23, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
An international team of researchers has devised a method to detect the degradation mechanism of lithium-ion batteries.
Sep 9, 2021
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Engineering
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a soft and stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and can work in wet environments.
Aug 31, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
An award-winning Tulane University researcher has led a team in discoveries that could result in significantly faster charging electric vehicles and portable devices such as cell phones and laptops. The team, led by Michael ...
Aug 25, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have developed a new technology which could enable lithium batteries to be replaced with more sustainable alternatives.
Aug 19, 2021
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