Energy & Green Tech
Picture this: you're cruising down the Great Ocean Road in your brand new electric vehicle (EV), the ocean to your left and the wind in your hair. But what if I told you this idyllic drive could turn into a nightmare, with ...
Sep 28, 2023
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Engineering
Asphalt is primarily known for use in roadways, but it's also used to pave playgrounds, bicycle paths, running tracks and tennis and basketball courts—all platforms for activities where breathing toxic fumes can be dangerous. ...
Sep 22, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) provide our portable devices like tablets and mobiles—and increasingly also vehicles—with power. As the share of volatile renewable energy needing electricity storage increases, more and more ...
Sep 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a flexible battery as thin as a human cornea, which stores electricity when it is immersed in saline solution, and which could one day power smart contact lenses.
Aug 24, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Organic electronics can make a decisive contribution to decarbonization and, at the same time, help to cut the consumption of rare and valuable raw materials. To do so, it is not only necessary to further develop manufacturing ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Deep within the bedrock in western Finland, flashing lights from heavy machinery cast shadows in eerie tunnels that lead to a tomb that must remain unperturbed for millennia.
Jun 6, 2023
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Engineering
The road to a net-zero future must be paved with greener concrete, and Rice University scientists know how to make it.
Mar 28, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Solar cells made from perovskite, a material that is able to harvest sunlight and convert it to electricity, hold great potential as a replacement for silicon solar cells.
Feb 23, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new method for producing a key component of lithium-ion batteries. The result is a more affordable battery from a faster, less wasteful ...
Dec 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
By 2033, more than 1 billion laptops, cellphones, and other electronic devices could be entering the U.S. waste stream each year.
Dec 1, 2022
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