Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
Rice University calculations show they could be highly useful for solar panelsCredit: Yakobson Research Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (March 27, ...
Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)
Upgrading biomass with selective surface-modified catalysts
Scientists demonstrated how the conversion of a plant derivative into fuels and other valuable chemicals can be achieved by loading ...
Quantum phenomenon governs organic solar cells
Vibronic coherence contributes to photocurrent generation in organic semiconductor heterojunction diodesCredit: Thor Balkhed Researchers at Linköping University have discovered a ...
Under extreme heat and drought, trees hardly benefit from an increased CO2 level
Studies of Aleppo Pines reveal: The increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in the atmosphere does not compensate the negative ...
Renewable energy developments threaten biodiverse areas
Credit: Francisca Hidalgo More than 2000 renewable energy facilities are built in areas of environmental significance and threaten the natural ...
Brookhaven Lab’s Lijun Wu receives 2020 Chuck Fiori Award
The Microscopy Society of America award -- which honors an outstanding technologist in the physical sciences -- recognizes Wu's contributions ...
Innovative thinner electrolyte can improve functioning of solid oxide fuel cells
Scientists in Tokyo have synthesized a new thin film that could make energy production more efficient and cleanerCredit: Tokyo University ...
Data-based optimization of energy systems
KIT's startup greenventory offers data and software for utilities, grid operators, cities, and districts - presentation at Hannover Messe 2020Credit: ...
VERA nuclear reactor simulation software licensed commercially for first time
Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., March 24, 2020 -- A software package, ...
Bristol team develops photosynthetic proteins for expanded solar energy conversion
Credit: University of Bristol A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has developed a new photosynthetic protein ...
Sandia initiatives to protect US energy grid and nuclear weapons systems
Credit: Randy Montoya, Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- To deter attempts to disable U.S. electrical utilities and to defend ...
Skoltech scientists developed a new cathode material for metal-ion batteries
Credit: Skoltech Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) created a new cathode material based on ...
Skoltech scientists developed a new cathode material for metal-ion batteries
Credit: Skoltech Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) created a new cathode material based on ...
Nature-inspired green energy technology clears important development hurdle
A new design has put the long-sought idea of artificial photosynthesis within reachCredit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab Scientist Heinz Frei has ...
Shedding light on optimal materials for harvesting sunlight underwater
Credit: Allison Kalpakci There may be many overlooked organic and inorganic materials that could be used to harness sunlight underwater ...
Perovskite solution aging: Scientists find solution
Credit: WANG Xiao Perovskite solar cells have developed quickly in the past decade. But like silicon solar cells, the efficiency ...
Novel approach to enhance performance of graphitic carbon nitride
Credit: Kai Yang In a report published in NANO, scientists from the Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Guangdong University ...
New experimental, theoretical evidence identifies jacutingaite as dual-topology insulator
Credit: @EPFL Topological insulators (TIs) are bulk insulating materials that nonetheless exhibit metallic conductivity on their surfaces. This conductivity is ...
UTEP engineering professor awarded $550K to help NASA develop early stage innovations
Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre/UTEP Communications A mechanical engineering professor from The University of Texas at El Paso will lend his ...
3D hierarchically porous nanostructured catalyst helps efficiently reduce CO2?
This new catalyst will bring CO2 one step closer to serving as a sustainable energy sourceCredit: Professor Seokwoo Jeon and ...