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The mechanical and thermoelectrical self-healing process of the composite film. Wearable electronics could be perpetually powered by stretchy, self-mending materials ...
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Supercharging tomorrow: Monash develops world’s most efficient lithium-sulfur battery
Credit: Monash University Monash University researchers have developed the world's most efficient lithium-sulphur battery, capable of powering a smartphone for ...
Tests measure solar panel performance beyond established standards
In a series of tests over five years, key parameters in solar panel performance were measured, producing data for better ...
Ten not-to-be-missed PPPL stories from 2019 — plus a triple bonus!
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications Arms control robots, a new national facility, and accelerating the drive to ...
Harnessing hot carriers for high efficiency solar cells
Credit: © 2019 Jun Yin Two-dimensional solar materials may offer a way to extract more energy from sunlight. By tuning ...
Powder, not gas: A safer, more effective way to create a star on Earth
Credit: Elle Starkman / PPPL Office of Communications A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is ...
Scientists create thin films with tantalizing electronic properties
As predicted by theorists, experiments show that barium zirconium sulfide thin films hold great promise for solar cells, LEDsCredit: Credit: ...
New polymer material may help batteries become self-healing, recyclable
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Lithium-ion batteries are notorious for developing internal electrical shorts that can ...
Could every country have a Green New Deal? Stanford report charts paths for 143 countries
Credit: Jacobson et al. / One Earth Ten years after the publication of their first plan for powering the world ...
Breakthrough innovation enabling cheaper solar energy production is one step closer to the market
Material, synthesised by Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), Lithuania scientists, which self-assemble to form a molecular-thick electrode layer, presents a ...
Research provides new design principle for water-splitting catalysts
Credit: Peterson Lab / Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Scientists have long known that platinum is by far the best ...
Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater
Credit: Chen et al. Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used ...
Interfacial chemistry improves rechargeability of Zn batteries
Credit: ZHAO Jingwen, ZHAO Zhiming and QIU Huayu With strong interest in environmentally benign and e?cient resource utilization, green and ...
Consider marine life when implementing offshore renewable power
Credit: John Wang With countries such as Iceland, Costa Rica, New Zealand, and Norway adopting green energy practices, renewable energy ...
Neutrons optimize high efficiency catalyst for greener approach to biofuel synthesis
Credit: ORNL/Jill Hemman OAK RIDGE, Tenn., December 16, 2019--Researchers led by the University of Manchester have designed a catalyst that ...
Artificial intelligence may help scientists make spray-on solar cells
Credit: UCF, Karen Norum Artificial Intelligence may be just the thing to accelerate spray-on solar cell technology, which could revolutionize ...
Big step in producing carbon-neutral fuel: Silver diphosphide
Credit: WFU / Ken Bennett A new chemical process described in the journal Nature Communications does in the lab what ...
Uranium chemistry and geological disposal of radioactive waste
New insights using the diamond lightCredit: Diamond Light Source A new paper to be published on 16 December provides a ...
Project aims to make mining more efficient, safer
Credit: Virginia Tech Efficiency and safety are two aspects paramount to an effective mining operation that industry constantly seeks to ...
Supporting structures of wind turbines contribute to wind farm blockage effect
Updated theoretical model for wind farm aerodynamics accounts for turbine towers as a source for wind resistance in offshore farms.Credit: ...