‘Growing’ active sites on quantum dots for robust H2 photogeneration
Credit: Prof. WU's Group Very recently, Chinese researchers had achieved site- and spatial- selective integration of earth-abundant metal ions (e.g., ...
Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)
Cooling mechanism increases solar energy harvesting for self-powered outdoor sensors
With the use of a wavelength-selective emitter to create constant radiative cooling, thermoelectric devices can generate voltage continuouslyCredit: Satoshi Ishii ...
For cleaner air, water, and soil
Credit: IPC PAS, Grzegorz Krzyzewski The air around us is still getting more and more polluted. No wonder many scientists ...
Story tips: Predicting fire risk, solid state stability check and images in a flash
Credit: Uvinduni Premadasa/ORNL, US Dept. of Energy Climate - Predicting fire risk Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a ...
New nano-engineering strategy shows potential for improved advanced energy storage
New types of cathodes, suitable for advanced energy storage, can be developed using beyond-lithium ion batteriesCredit: Supplied by University of ...
Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution
Credit: John Labram, Oregon State University. CORVALLIS, Ore. - Solar energy researchers at Oregon State University are shining their scientific ...
New candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer
"Natural gene transfer" into a multicellular cyanobacterium: Phormidium lacuna lends itself to fun-damental research and biotechnical applicationsCredit: Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, ...
Hydrated eutectic electrolytes help improve performance of aqueous zn batteries
Credit: ZHAO Jingwen and YANG Wuhai Zinc (Zn) batteries have attracted more and more attention due to large volumetric capacity, ...
Nobel Prize-winning chemist named to “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” list
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- M. Stanley Whittingham, a 2019 Nobel Laureate and distinguished ...
Mathematical noodling leads to new insights into an old fusion problem
Credit: Pamela Serai A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that ...
New materials of perovskite challenge the chemical intuition
Credit: Changqing Jin, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences High-pressure materials science has taken off over the last couple ...
Lose weight of fusion reactor component
Design optimization using a topology optimization techniqueCredit: National Institute for Fusion Science The group of associate professor Hitoshi Tamura and ...
An accurate simulation of high-pressure plasma for an economical helical fusion reactor
Credit: National Institute for Fusion Science The research team of Assistant Professor Masahiko Sato and Professor Yasushi Todo of the ...
Process for ‘two-faced’ nanomaterials may aid energy, information tech
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy A team led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
Trapping the Sun: New thin-film technology uses sustainable components for solar panels
Scientists identify a novel method to create efficient alloy-based solar panels free of toxic metalsCredit: DGIST Commercialized thin-film solar panels ...
Scientists develop new tool to design better fusion devices
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process ...
Tour scores prestigious Centenary Prize
Rice University chemist's achievements earn top Royal Society of Chemistry honorCredit: Royal Society of Chemistry HOUSTON - (June 24, 2020) ...
An innovative catalyst with Pt, Re and SnO2 nanoparticles as anode material in ethanol fuel cells
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the ...
OU researcher receives Department of Energy Early Career Award
Credit: Provided by Dr. Bayram Saparov, University of Oklahoma Bayram Saparov, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and ...
Towards a green future: Efficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel
Scientists developed a novel laser-based strategy for the effective degradation of cellulose into useful productsCredit: Tokyo University of Science With ...