Power-free system harnesses evaporation to keep items cool
Inspired by camel fur, a new two-layered material could provide extended cooling to preserve the freshness of perishable goods.Credit: Courtesy ...
Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)
Tips for making nanographene
A new and efficient way to create nanographene for power and display devicesCredit: © 2020 Shiotari et al. Nanographene is ...
Private-public partnership will use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production
Project is first U.S. pairing of high-temperature steam electrolysis with commercial heatCredit: Xcel Energy More than $10 million in federal ...
Smart devices to schedule electricity use may prevent blackouts
Green energy sources cause fluctuations in power grids, but demand control offers a solutionCredit: Image created by B. Carreras using ...
Improving high-energy lithium-ion batteries with carbon filler
Conductive carbon fillers in lithium-ion batteries allow high power output with reversible energy storageCredit: Zhengyu Ju and Guihua Yu WASHINGTON, ...
Creating 3D virtual personas of all-solid-state batteries, building a better tomorrow
Scientists create a 3D digital 'twin' of an all-solid-state battery to visualize its interfacial microstructures in detailCredit: Yong Min Lee, ...
New ‘genomic’ method reveals atomic arrangements of battery material
Computation-enabled screening of all plausible structures zeros in on atomic-level details of promising sodium-ion battery materialCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, ...
How to accelerate solar adoption for the underserved
Berkeley Lab study finds certain policies and business models can lead to more equitable distribution of solar installationsCredit: Google Streetview ...
Lignin instead of vanadium
Scientists at Mainz University work on sustainable alternatives to metal materials in large power storage systemsCredit: photo/©: Eric Lichtenscheidt Researchers ...
Terminator salvation? New machine learning program to accelerate clean energy generation
From 'The Terminator' to 'The Matrix', Hollywood has taught us to be wary of artificial intelligence. But rather than sealing ...
New kind of superconductivity discovered
Researchers demonstrate a superconductor previously thought impossibleCredit: © 2020 Okazaki et al. Superconductivity is a phenomenon where an electric circuit ...
‘Liquid sunshine’ enlightens new way of green energy
Credit: DICP The potential of renewable energy in China is huge. Replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy and lowering carbon ...
Story tips: Ice breaker data, bacterial breakdown, catching heat and finding order
Credit: U.S. Dept. of Energy ARM User Facility Climate - Ice breaker data With the conclusion of an unprecedented yearlong ...
Turning up the heat on molten salt valves
$2.5 million DOE grant to advance critical component for concentrating solar powerCredit: Photo by Randy Montoya ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia ...
Nature-inspired design–Mimicking moth eyes to produce transparent anti-reflective coatings
Scientists develop a simple and scalable strategy to produce resin films with anti-reflective nanostructures--inspired by eyes of mothsCredit: Ian Lindsay ...
Water-energy nanogrid provides solution for rural communities lacking basic amenities
Researchers at Texas A&M developed a purification system that uses energy from solar panels to decontaminate waterCredit: Dr. Le Xie ...
Recipe for a storm
Scientists from the University of Oldenburg generate realistic storm turbulence in the laboratoryCredit: University of Oldenburg/Mohssen Assanimoghaddam Strong storms often ...
The importance of good neighbors in catalysis
Credit: David Albinsson/Chalmers University of Technology Are you affected by your neighbours? So are nanoparticles in catalysts. New research from ...
New protein nanobioreactor designed to improve sustainable bioenergy production
Credit: Professor Luning Liu Researchers at the University of Liverpool have unlocked new possibilities for the future development of sustainable, ...
‘Transparent solar cells’ can take us towards a new era of personalized energy
Scientists design novel transparent solar cells using thin silicon films, with efficient power generationCredit: Joel Filipe on Unsplash Today, the ...