Energy & Green Tech
Amid all of the efforts to convert the nation's energy supply to renewable sources, solar power still accounts for a little less than 3% of electricity generated in the U.S. In part, that's because of the relatively high ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering have developed an AI algorithm that predicts the structure and dynamic properties of any material—whether existing or new—almost instantaneously. ...
Nov 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Silicon is one of the most promising anode materials for high-energy lithium-ion batteries. However, silicon-based anodes are not being widely used yet because of a series of challenges that must be solved before silicon ...
Nov 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Skoltech researchers have developed a novel material for lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles. With its ultrahigh energy density, the new cathode material promises longer driving ranges on one charge. Reported ...
Oct 18, 2022
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Engineering
Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have successfully developed a new positive electrode material Na2FeS2, consisting of sodium, iron, and sulfur. During testing, batteries using the Na2FeS2 positive electrode had a ...
Oct 11, 2022
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Engineering
Engineers at Duke University have developed a scalable soft surface that can continuously reshape itself to mimic objects in nature. Relying on electromagnetic actuation, mechanical modeling and machine learning to form new ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A joint research team in Korea succeeded in identifying the reaction principle of the high-selectivity gas sensing material and developing the world's first multi-response high-selectivity gas sensor that can simultaneously ...
Aug 22, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With the acceleration of urbanization and industrial development, the treatment rate of urban sewage and industrial wastewater has increased year by year. Taking China for instance, there were more than 3000 sewage treatment ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Engineering
After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on Earth. With applications from housing and industry to coastal defense and infrastructure, concrete and cement are at the cornerstone of life, quite literally.
Jul 19, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Battery-powered vehicles have made a significant dent in the transportation market. But that market still needs lower cost batteries that can power vehicles for greater ranges. Also desirable are low-cost batteries able to ...
Mar 24, 2022
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