Are salt deposits a solution for nuclear waste disposal?
Credit: Doug Weaver Around the world, there are pools of water filled with nuclear waste waiting for their final resting ...
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Army converts heat into electricity to power autonomous robots for months
Credit: CCDC Army Research Laboratory photo ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- An energy-efficient generator intended to power private residences could ...
Simulating borehole ballooning helps ensure safe drilling of deep-water oil, gas
Experimental study on borehole ballooning leads to a device which may help prevent serious drilling accidentsCredit: Reyu Gao WASHINGTON, April ...
A leap in using silicon for battery anodes
Novel nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising storage ingredientCredit: Illustration by Michael Perkins/PNNL RICHLAND, Wash. -- The same ...
Stirling receives £1.2 million to study global sustainability
Credit: University of Stirling A new £1.2 million project - led by the University of Stirling - is aiming to ...
Scientists have devised method for gentle laser processing of perovskites at nanoscale
Scientists have developed a method for precise, fast and high-quality laser processing of halide perovskites, promising light-emitting materials for solar ...
Microwaves power new technology for batteries, energy
Credit: Vilas Pol/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy ...
Carbon dioxide sensor can lower energy use, reduce utility costs
New technology uses carbon dioxide sensor to manage climate control in buildings, homesCredit: Purdue University/Jeff Rhoads WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - ...
Wind turbine noise affects dream sleep and perceived sleep restoration
Credit: Photo by University of Gothenburg Wind turbine noise (WTN) influences people's perception of the restorative effects of sleep, and ...
Why relying on new technology won’t save the planet
Credit: Lancaster University Overreliance on promises of new technology to solve climate change is enabling delay, say researchers from Lancaster ...
KIST develops low-price, high-efficiency catalyst that converts CO2 into chemicals
Catalyst is developed that reduces the use of precious metals, using an in-situ analytical technique. Foundation is laid for practical ...
Valorizing wastewater can improve commercial viability of biomass oil production
Credit: College of ACES, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. ¬- Oil produced from biomass can provide a sustainable alternative to ...
Solar power plants get help from satellites to predict cloud cover
Scientists develop a method to convert GOES satellite data into detailed information about cloud cover properties, enhancing the ability to ...
Supercomputing future wind power rise
TACC's Jetstream, Wrangler and DOE NERSC Cori simulate promiseCredit: Pryor et al., CC BY 4.0 Wind power surged worldwide in ...
USC scientists develop a better redox flow battery
Credit: Source: USC USC scientists have developed a new battery that could solve the electricity storage problem constraining widespread use ...
Harnessing the power of electricity-producing bacteria for programmable ‘biohybrids’
Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b22116 Someday, microbial cyborgs -- bacteria combined with electronic devices -- could ...
Plant protection: Communication instead of poison
Sustainable: KIT-coordinated transnational network studies chemical signals between pathogen and plant -- EU funding in the amount of EUR 500,000Credit: ...
Control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in seas
HKU study shows that control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in China's coastal SeasCredit: Photo courtesy: Dr ...
Samara Polytech scientist designs wind-powered generator
The unique device has no analogues in the worldCredit: @SamaraPolytech Professor of the Department of Theoretical and Basic Electrical Engineering ...
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 ...