New electrolyte stops rapid performance decline of next-generation lithium battery
Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Argonne's new electrolyte mixture stabilizes silicon anodes during cycling. The lithium-ion battery is ubiquitous. Because of ...
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BTI researchers unlocking hornworts’ secrets
Figuring out the genetic underpinnings of hornworts' weird biology could help researchers boost agricultural output, use less fertilizer, and gain ...
Binghamton University professor wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York BINGHAMTON, NY -- The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded ...
How to make biocatalysts immortal
Credit: RUB, Marquard Efficient catalysts for converting hydrogen into electricity in fuel cells for the energy transition are often based ...
Modified quantum dots capture more energy from light and lose less to heat
Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers discover a new approach for capturing energy from light-generated, 'hot' electrons, avoiding wasteful heat lossCredit: ...
Electrode-fitted microscope points to better designed devices that make fuel from sunlight
University of Oregon researchers find that smaller catalytic nanoparticles may be vital for many kinds of devices that convert solar ...
SUTD physicists unlock the mystery of thermionic emission in graphene
SUTD researchers discover a new theory that paves the way for the design of better graphene electronics and energy converters.Credit: ...
New photovoltaic research partnership spans countries, disciplines
USA, Ireland and Northern Ireland to shine new light on solar technologiesCredit: Marco-Alexis Chaira, Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, Oct. ...
Getting an ‘eel’ for the water: The physics of undulatory human swimming
Researchers led by the University of Tsukuba produce the most detailed motion capture of undulatory swimming and the resulting 3D ...
Eco-friendly electrochemical catalysts using solar cells to harvest energy from the sun
Credit: Chemical Communications A research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Kanazawa University develops an eco-friendly device ...
Using high energy density material in electrode design enhances lithium sulfur batteries
A sandwich-structured electrode enhances reaction kinetics, prohibits shuttling effect, improves lithium sulfur battery performanceCredit: Xing Gao, Siwu Li, Ying Du ...
Model helps choose wind farm locations, predicts output
Credit: Stam Shebs The wind is always blowing somewhere, but deciding where to locate a wind farm is a bit ...
Converting absorbed photons into twice as many excitons: Successful high-efficiency energy conversion with organic monolayer on gold nanocluster surface
Applications expected in solar energy conversion, material conversion, and medical careCredit: Keio University, Kobe University. A research group comprising Associate ...
Battery with a twist
Credit: ETH Zurich Today's electronics industry is increasingly focusing on computers or smartphones with screens that can be folded or ...
The first in Russia Nature conference: ‘Advances and Applications in Plasma Physics’
The AAPP 2019 conference brought together outstanding researchers in the field of plasma physicsCredit: Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University ...
Best performance of organic material for lithium battery anode using materials informatics
Combining empirical knowledge and machine learning with a small experimental datasetCredit: © Yuya Oaki At JST Strategic Basic Research Programs, ...
‘Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time
Credit: Purdue University illustration/Henry Hamann WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends ...
DGIST achieves the highest efficiency of flexible CZTSSe thin-film solar cell
Credit: DGIST DGIST announced on Tuesday, September 10 that Dr. Jin-Kyu Kang's research team in Division of Energy Technology achieved ...
CPS Energy supports clean energy and grid cybersecurity research at UTSA
Credit: UTSA Beginning in the Fall of 2019, faculty members at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will ...
New route to carbon-neutral fuels from carbon dioxide discovered by Stanford-DTU team
Credit: Cube3D If the idea of flying on battery-powered commercial jets makes you nervous, you can relax a little. Researchers ...