A tenth of all electricity is lost in the grid—superconducting cables can help
For most of us, transmitting power is an invisible part of modern life. You flick the switch and the light goes on.
Feb 7, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
For most of us, transmitting power is an invisible part of modern life. You flick the switch and the light goes on.
Feb 7, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) has announced the development of the design and process technology for the world's first battery electrode that significantly improves the performance and stability of batteries ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
To reduce carbon emissions and still meet the growing demands of the electronics industry, scientists will need to develop alternative battery technologies that are more durable, sustainable, and can store more energy. In ...
Energy & Green Tech
As the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis focus our minds on how to reduce energy, a group of scientists have highlighted the hidden environmental cost behind some of our major breakthroughs.
Jan 20, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Within construction of long-cycling practical lithium sulfur (Li-S) batteries, the protection of the Li metal anode is a primary focus. Rapidly growing attention is being paid to the protection of the Li metal anode in working ...
Jan 18, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Rechargeable batteries that use ammonium cations as charge carriers could provide ecofriendly and sustainable substitutes to metal-ion-based batteries, researchers at KAUST show.
Jan 10, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a greenhouse gas that forms when producing energy using fossil fuels. Scientists are working to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals or fuels using sunlight.
Jan 6, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Operational reliability, durability and high energy density: In these respects, solid-state batteries are superior in principle to conventional liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. Some of the problems standing in the ...
Jan 3, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Designing a battery is a three-part process. You need a positive electrode, you need a negative electrode, and—importantly—you need an electrolyte that works with both electrodes.
Dec 19, 2022
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Software
Standing among solar arrays and power grid equipment at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), you might hear a faint, distorted melody buzzing from somewhere. You are not hallucinating—that gray box really is ...
Dec 14, 2022
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