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Pilot plant demonstrates iron-based hydrogen storage feasibility
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Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people's understanding and habits, says UK researcher
Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions come from households, so the sustainable construction and everyday running of our homes could p...
What if Big Oil championed—and profited from—the green transition? Here's how it could work
Like the petroleum industry itself, households are heavily invested in existing transport technologies. Getting oil and gas companies—and co...
Morphing facial technology sheds light on the boundaries of self-recognition
Facial recognition is a critical part of self-image and social interactions. In an era of advanced digital technology, we face intriguing qu...
Investigating effects of different frame sealing structures on durability of membrane electrode assemblies
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How low can we go? Radical change is needed to cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, say researchers
Buildings are one of our biggest contributors to global heating. They produce 37% of all greenhouse gas emissions from energy use and produc...
Scientists develop eco-friendly microfabrication method using water and paper
Imagine being able to create incredibly tiny structures with the same ease and sustainability as printing on paper. This is the frontier of ...
Switzerland reopens door for new nuclear power plants
Switzerland said Wednesday it was open to building new nuclear power stations in the long term, given new geopolitical uncertainties, climat...
Novel organic redox-active molecules for flow batteries show stable cycling performance
Organic redox-active molecules (ORAMs) are abundant and diverse, offering significant potential for cost-effective and sustainable energy st...
China's solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewables
Hundreds of rows of gleaming panels blanket swathes of scrubby sand at sunset in a remote northern Chinese desert—once the biggest solar far...
New air-based refrigeration system developed to replace harmful refrigerants
The Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) has developed, for the first time in the country, a refrigeration technology that uses air as ...
Japan is next level for retro game collectors
US tourist David Madrigal is over the moon after paying $200 for a "vintage" console at a busy Tokyo store that is tapping into bo...
LiMnO₂ electrodes could replace Ni/Co in electric vehicle batteries
Lithium-ion (or Li-ion) batteries are heavy hitters when it comes to the world of rechargeable batteries. As electric vehicles become more c...
How smart toys may be spying on kids: What parents need to know
Toniebox, Tiptoi, and Tamagotchi are smart toys, offering interactive play through software and internet access. However, many of these toys...
Why is it so hard to cancel subscriptions or end 'free' trials? AU report shows how companies trap you into paying
Many businesses are trapping Australian consumers in paid subscriptions by making them hard to cancel, hiding important details and offering...
Study of disordered rock salts leads to battery breakthrough
For the past decade, disordered rock salt has been studied as a potential breakthrough cathode material for use in lithium-ion batteries and...
Ultra-stable layered oxide cathodes could boost battery performance
Recent efforts aimed at developing more advanced battery technologies have in great part focused on designing novel cathode materials. This ...
India's green energy wind drive hits desert herders hard
Whirring wind turbines in India's Thar desert supply critical green energy for the world's most populous nation, but those living in...
Energy-hungry Singapore eyes deserts, forest for renewables
With huge data centers set to drive up already outsized energy demand, the tiny city-state of Singapore is looking to Australia's desert...
California woman fed up with stolen mail sends Apple AirTag to herself to catch thief
A Southern California woman fed up with her packages getting stolen out of her post office box sent an Apple AirTag to the address and cleve...
Paying for groceries with your face? Not all are sold on it
As the use of Facial Recognition Payment Technology (FRPT) grows, taken up by retailers, governments, hotels and others, some consumers do n...
A robot's attempt to get a sample of the melted nuclear fuel at Japan's damaged reactor is suspended
An attempt to use an extendable robot to remove a fragment of melted fuel from a wrecked reactor at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiich...
New technology extracts lithium from brines inexpensively and sustainably
A new technology can extract lithium from brines at an estimated cost of under 40% that of today's dominant extraction method, and at ju...
Dormant capacity reserve in lithium-ion batteries detected
Lithium iron phosphate is one of the most important materials for batteries in electric cars, stationary energy storage systems and tools. I...
Survey reveals high media usage but low confidence in AI among adult Australians
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Let it shine: top solar projects worldwide
Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar hub intended to power millions of homes domestically and supply electricity to Sin...
New theory could improve the design and operation of wind farms
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Australia green lights world's 'largest' solar hub
Australia on Wednesday approved plans for a massive solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore, a project it calls the ...
New device captures CO₂ and converts it to useful products
In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of carbon dioxide emissions, a University of Central Florida researcher has developed a new ...
Model uses machine learning to predict cycle lives of high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries
The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and SoftBank Corp. have jointly developed a model capable of predicting the cycle lives ...
Korean researchers develop portable system that harvests water from air
An eco-friendly technology inspired by plant and animal mechanisms has been developed in South Korea for the first time. The portable moistu...
A new electric reactor could cut industrial emissions
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Recycling more than pop cans: A circular economy for energy landscapes
From cereal boxes to our distinct milk bags, Canadians have been told that one of the best things we can do for the planet is to embrace the...
How giant batteries are making California's power grid stronger, and reducing the risk of blackouts during heat waves
Four years ago this week, California's power grid was so strained by a heat wave that rolling blackouts hit hundreds of thousands of res...
Novel electrolyte design shows promise for longer-lasting lithium-metal batteries
Lithium-metal batteries could exhibit significantly higher energy densities than lithium-ion batteries, which are the primary battery techno...
Large parts of Canada are ideal for future hydrogen production, global analysis suggests
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have analyzed which regions of the world could produce hydrogen most cost-effectively in orde...
Predicting the implications of transforming public transport depots in China into energy hubs
To reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change on Earth, governments and companies worldwide have been investing in the electrificat...
Engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots
A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human ...
Leaf-like solar concentrators promise major boost in solar efficiency
Since its invention in the 1970s, the luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) has aimed to enhance solar energy capture by using luminescent ma...
Opinion: If Australia wants more solar and wind farms, it needs to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too
The race is on to transition to clean energy. Solar and wind farm developers are inundating regional communities in the hope they will host ...
Method paves the way for improved fuel cell vehicles
Hydrogen is a fuel alternative that is becoming increasingly interesting for heavy-duty vehicles. Hydrogen-powered vehicles only emit water ...
Argentine lithium a boon for some, doom for others
Anahi Jorge, 23, works for a lithium extraction company in Argentina, earning four times the salary of a local government worker in her vill...
Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual as AI race with Apple heats up
Google on Tuesday unveiled its next generation of Pixel phones, providing the maker of Android software a head start on the next iPhone in t...
Comfort and energy efficiency on the rise in new Australian homes
New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has revealed new Australian homes are up to 50% more airtight than those t...
NZ is running out of gas—literally. That's good for the climate, but it's bad news for the economy
The coalition government recently announced its plan to reverse a ban on new oil and gas exploration to deal with an energy security challen...
New solar farms can benefit nature—here's how
If you were told solar farms could take up to 0.3% of the total land area in the UK by 2035, would you take up a banner and march to parliam...
Recovering valuable materials with better membranes
Critical minerals like lithium and cobalt are vital to batteries, electric vehicles, and renewable energy systems. To meet the long-term dem...
Hybrid RF-VLC system could reduce power consumption in wireless networks
Wireless internet supports the daily activities of countless people worldwide, ranging from their professional communications to internet br...
New genetically engineered wood can store carbon and reduce emissions
Researchers at the University of Maryland genetically modified poplar trees to produce high-performance, structural wood without the use of ...
Roblox was just banned in Turkey to 'protect children.' What's Australia doing?
Roblox is a hugely popular online gaming platform that contains its own little universe of games. It is primarily targeted at children. User...
Using corrugated wall coverings to passively cool buildings
A team of applied physicists at Columbia University, working with a colleague from Henry M. Gunn High School, and another from the Universit...
After abrupt closure, Game Informer staffers reflect on the video game magazine's impact
Days after Game Informer abruptly closed, former employee Ben Hanson recalled the joy he had working for the iconic Minneapolis-based video ...
Quantum computers can accelerate the transition to net zero power grids
Power grid operators, such as National Grid in the UK, rely on high-performance computers to plan grid expansions and to schedule when energ...
Engineers enhance perovskite solar cells durability with first-of-its-kind chiral-structured 'springy' interface
A research team led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has constructed an unpreceden...
Researchers develop next-generation cooling material to increase summer cooling efficiency without electricity
Dr. Jin Gu, Kang and his team at the Nanophotonics Research Center at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have developed a ...
New living building material draws carbon out of the atmosphere
A new construction biomaterial that uses living microorganisms to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been developed by a UCL gra...
Korean team presents universal design principles for solid-state batteries
A Korean research team has presented the first universal design principles for solid-state batteries, signaling a paradigm shift in battery ...
Could a plant guide the design of next-generation solar panels?
Solar panels work great in full sunlight conditions, but many regions have little sunlight on any given day, meaning there is less energy ge...
US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says
The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a repor...
Green hydrogen could power the future of passenger and freight transportation
Green hydrogen is emerging as an important potential solution for decarbonizing transportation, but new energy efficiency findings indicate ...
Researchers fabricate calcium carbonate concrete blocks strong enough for construction use
Researchers led by a team at the University of Tokyo have turned concrete from a demolished school building and carbon dioxide (CO2) from th...
Miami-Dade plans to build the biggest waste-to-energy facility in the country
The aging incinerator that burned down last year in Doral, Florida, processed half of Miami-Dade's trash, forcing the county to ship the...
New tool simulates real-world vehicle traffic to predict large-scale energy impact
From a city's rush-hour commute to the operations of a cross-country transport fleet, a new tool from the U.S. Department of Energy'...
New substrate material for flexible electronics could help combat e-waste
Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexi...
Ultra-stable, record high brightness perovskite LEDs with promising applications
Perovskite materials are significant for enhancing the development and performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, there are certa...
Newly developed loop heat pipe transports 10 kW of waste heat: No electricity required
A team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has developed a loop heat pipe (LHP) that can transport up to 10 kW of heat without th...
Hope or hype? NZ needs to be realistic about the clean energy potential of green hydrogen
The recent failure of a deal to deliver hydrogen-powered trucks to New Zealand, and the removal of a NZ$100 million government rebate scheme...
Bronze Age technology could aid switch to clean energy
Technology with roots going back to the Bronze Age may offer a fast and inexpensive solution to help achieve the United Nations climate goal...
Scientists design a framework to optimize nuclear material coatings discoveries
Nickel-based alloys, critical materials used in many advanced nuclear reactors, come with unwanted baggage. Aside from being very expensive,...
Charging toward a sustainable lithium future
More than almost any other substance on Earth, lithium (Li) is valued as a 21st century treasure. But Australia's race to unlock its lit...
Pennsylvania policymakers underestimate public support for solar projects, survey says
Local elected officials surveyed in Pennsylvania underestimate their constituents' support for solar and other clean energy projects, ac...
Engineering researchers crack the code to boost solar cell efficiency and durability
Photovoltaic (PV) technologies, which convert light into electricity, are increasingly applied worldwide to generate renewable energy. Resea...
Scientists identify key challenges facing the clean hydrogen economy
A new report by NPL outlines the crucial needs and challenges that need addressing to boost the hydrogen economy and support the UK in reach...
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