Realizing a century-old dream to make electricity from air
European research is expanding clean-energy options, bolstering the EU's goal to become climate-neural by 2050.
Dec 19, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
One step closer to the localization of semiconductor sensor technology
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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Engineering
Affordable and productive electrolysis from a 3D printer
Stephane Weusten defended his Ph.D. on how to build an inexpensive and effective electrolyzer using a 3D printer. He easily adjusted geometrical parameters to improve the performance of the device. This accelerates research ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Novel aqueous polymeric sodium battery enables operation in water or at low temperature
Researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences proposed a novel "water-in-ionogel" aqueous polymeric electrolyte that allows a high operational cell voltage with a high H2O content ...
Mar 23, 2022
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Electric gains in battery performance
A high-performance version of the zinc-ion battery will enable stationary energy storage that promises to be cheaper, safer and more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 30, 2021
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Turning seawater into stored energy
Afew years ago, Harvard chemist Daniel Nocera, along with collaborators from Harvard Medical School, created a system that uses sunlight to split water molecules and combine them with carbon dioxide from air to produce renewable ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Closer to a heat battery: Understanding the atomistic processes
Salts are cheap and sustainable materials that can be used to store energy (heat) over periods ranging from hours to years without loss. This works via so-called hydration-dehydration processes. Energy release (discharge) ...
Jun 10, 2020
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Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
The market for organic solar cells is expected to grow more than 20% between 2017 and 2020, driven by advantages over traditional silicon solar cells: they can be mass produced at scale using roll-to-roll processing; the ...
May 2, 2019
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Geckos filmed to find out how they walk on water
Anyone who's seen a gecko will likely know they can climb walls. But these common lizards can also run across water nearly as fast as they can move on solid ground. Yet while we know how geckos scale smooth vertical surfaces ...
Dec 7, 2018
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Opinion: Hydrogen isn't clean if it adds to climate pollution
The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden more than a year ago, is a game-changing law that invests hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change and boost renewable energy.
Jan 4, 2024
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