One-two-punch catalysts trapping CO2 for cleaner fuels
Credit: ©DGIST Copper and platinum nanoparticles added to the surface of a blue titania photocatalyst significantly improve its ability to ...
Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)
Discovery sheds light on synthesis, processing of high-performance solar cells
Halide perovskite solar cells hold promise as the next generation of solar cell technologies, but while researchers have developed techniques ...
Toward a low-cost industrialization of lithium-ion capacitors
Combining two additives instead of one to facilitate the incorporation of lithium within capacitors: that is the solution proposed by ...
Microgrids can help maximize efficiency of renewable energy consumption
Researchers propose a system that enables maximum use of grid-distributed energy A group of Italian researchers has developed a method ...
New approach optimizes use of future wave electricity generators during disaster
Variational calculus technique shows the fastest way to provide enough electricity to restart local power grids hit by hurricanes through ...
Everything will connect to the internet someday, and this biobattery could help
Credit: Sean Choi BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - In the future, small paper and plastic devices will be able to connect to ...
2D crystals conforming to 3D curves create strain for engineering quantum devices
Credit: Christopher Rouleau/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US Dept. of Energy OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 3, 2019--A team led by scientists ...
Ready, jet… print!
Credit: © 2019 KAUST Inkjet printing is expected to fast track the commercialization of organic solar cells. Researchers from the ...
Most detailed X-ray image of batteries yet to reveal why they still aren’t good enough
Credit: Purdue University image/Kejie Zhao WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Electric cars rely on the same lithium-ion battery technology that's in ...
What causes battery electrode failure?
Credit: Virginia Tech Battery researchers at Virginia Tech co-led an international study that detailed the broadest understanding of what happens ...
Story tips from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 3, 2019
Credit: Carlos Jones/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Nuclear--Tiny test fuels For the first time, Oak Ridge National ...
Flexible generators turn movement into energy
Rice University's laser-induced graphene nanogenerators could power future wearablesCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 31, 2019) - Wearable devices ...
Scientists design organic cathode for high performance batteries
The new, sulfur-based material is more energy-dense, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly than traditional cathodes in lithium batteriesCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory ...
The most complete study of battery failure sees the light
Credit: ESRF, the European Synchrotron An international team of researchers just published in Advanced Energy Materials the widest study on ...
Fuels out of thin air: New path to capturing and upgrading CO2
Engineering researchers offer a promising technique for converting atmospheric CO2 into commercially valuable productsCredit: Marit Mitchell A research team from ...
New organic flow battery brings decomposing molecules back to life
'Zombie' molecules dramatically increase battery lifetimeCredit: Harvard SEAS After years of making progress on an organic aqueous flow battery, Harvard ...
Societal values and perceptions shape energy production and use as much as new technology
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Societal values and perceptions have shaped the energy landscape as much as the technologies that drive its ...
Replacing diesel with liquefied natural leads to a fuel economy of up to 60% in São Paulo
A study conducted in Brazil at the FAPESP-funded Research Centre for Gas Innovation pointed to the environmental and economic benefits ...
Release of solar panel dataset helps cities make power grids more safe, reliable
More data is required to better predict and understand how solar energy can be integrated into the power gridCredit: Australian ...
Scientists found a way to increase the capacity of energy sources for portable electronics
Scientists from Skoltech, Moscow State University (MSU) and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have proposed a new approach ...