A research team has developed a lithium metal battery using a triple-layer solid polymer electrolyte that offers greatly enhanced fire safet...
First self-charging supercapacitors developed: Storage device capable of storing solar energy efficiently
A joint research effort has developed a high-performance self-charging energy storage device capable of efficiently storing solar energy. Th...
AI replaces humans in identifying causes of fuel cell malfunctions
Dr. Chi-Young Jung's research team from the Hydrogen Research & Demonstration Center at the Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER...
EU universal charger rules come into force
EU rules requiring all new smartphones, tablets and cameras to use the same charger came into force on Saturday, in a change Brussels said w...
Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste—researchers are finding new ways to recycle it
In the early days of the modern Olympics and Paralympics, athletes competed using heavy, non-aerodynamic equipment. The record for throwing ...
Study explores microbial methods for hydrogen production from waste
As the world grapples with rising energy consumption and escalating environmental crises, the need for sustainable energy solutions has neve...
New strategy significantly extends lithium-ion battery life by suppressing oxygen release
A research team has developed a strategy to enhance the durability of lithium-rich layered oxide (LLO) material, a next-generation cathode m...
Cryptographic protocol enables secure data sharing in floating wind energy sector
Floating wind power offers enormous potential for deepwater offshore energy development. However, the management and secure exchange of data...
Heat waves and bushfires can be a dangerous mix for the electricity grid: How to shore up supplies
The Australian summer has started to unleash its power. On Monday, the Victorian town of Walpeup reached 47.1°C, and towns in Queensland, we...
France's most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark m...
AI can't do your Christmas shopping just yet—but next year might be different
I'm a computer scientist and a bad Christmas shopper. Over the weekend, I wondered whether AI systems might be able to help me out. fr...
'Dark lull' in German energy transition sparks political debate
As Germany heads for February 23 elections the gray winter weather has become a hot campaign topic because of its impact on the country'...
Thermal evaporation emerges as a promising strategy for scalable solid-state battery production
Solid-state lithium batteries are promising energy storage solutions that utilize solid electrolytes as opposed to the liquid or gel electro...
Architects develop modular timber high-rise building for resource-efficient construction
The operating life and life span of buildings are often far apart. If a property is no longer fit for purpose, it is usually demolished even...
The federal government wants you to adopt 'end-to-end encryption' methods. Here's why you should adopt them
After revealing that it was the target of a sweeping hacking campaign, the federal government issued a public service announcement this week...
Startup aims to use rails, not power lines, to transport renewable energy: Colorado may host pilot project
Freight trains criss-crossing the country carry cars of coal and tanks of oil and natural gas to power plants to help keep the nation's ...
Hydrogen from waste: Bio-electrochemical cell design cuts power loss for large-scale implementation
A research team has achieved a significant breakthrough in clean energy technology. The team has successfully enhanced a crucial component o...
Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, finds study
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased the...
Rising carbon emissions may lead to decreased wind power potential in autumn in South Korea
As the world grapples with the effects of climate change, a recent study has shed light on the potential impacts of climate warming in East ...
Researchers unlock potential of desert plants for cleaner efficient energy
Researchers have found a more sustainable way to produce energy using plants that can survive in dry conditions such as deserts. from Ener...
New technology shields wind turbines from positive polarity lightning strikes
A team has developed the world's first technology to prevent damage caused by "positive lightning," which frequently occurs in...
Towards smart cities: Integrating ground source heat pump systems with energy piles
Human civilization is currently evolving at an unprecedented rate, with new breakthroughs every single day. This has become possible due to ...
Building with earth could transform sustainable construction
Imagine you are standing in front of a multimillion-pound building in the center of the French city, Lyon. It radiates warmth and history wi...
Porous electrode design could boost all-solid-state battery performance and lifespan
Batteries have become an integral component of modern technology. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can be found virtually everywhere, from handh...
Floating drones with water-skimming teeth can capture microplastics
In recent years, microplastics have garnered significant attention due to their detection in tap and bottled water, as well as in rivers, la...
Scientists develop 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon dioxide
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon,...
Chinese firms take on EV truck challenges
Dominant in the electric car sector, Chinese companies have been quietly consolidating their position in the lesser-watched trucking scene—b...
Low adoption of solar tech in the Philippines is not just due to cost, study finds
Despite the immense potential for solar energy in urban areas of the Philippines, the technology's upfront cost and a lack of public awa...
From scrap to strength: Solid phase manufacturing transforms aluminum waste into high-value alloys
Metal scrap can be directly transformed and upgraded into high-performance, high-value alloys without the need for conventional melting proc...
Data scientists help find space on crowded power grid in the Netherlands
The energy network in the Netherlands is overcrowded and the demand for new connections cannot be kept up with. So, if there is still space ...
Sleepers made from recycled plastic could make railways even more eco-friendly
Railways, the most climate-friendly mode of transport bar long-distance buses, are bound to play an important role in the fight for net zero...
High efficiency meets sustainability: Next-generation tandem solar cells
The development of perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells made of stable materials and manufactured using scalable production processes is th...
Investigating sodium superionic conductors for solid-state sodium batteries
Life would be easier if batteries charged in seconds, stored more energy, lasted longer, and were overall safer to use. As such, highly effi...
AI model allows for near-instant image creation on consumer-grade hardware
An AI model that creates images as the user types, using only modest and affordable hardware, has been announced by the Surrey Institute for...
Innovative models slash offshore wind energy costs by 9%
Offshore wind turbines face higher wind speeds than onshore turbines and face strong ocean currents, requiring more robust designs and signi...
Novel green solvent could help scale up fabrication of perovskite-based tandem solar cells
In recent years, engineers have been trying to develop alternative photovoltaic (PV) technologies that could be more affordable and scalable...
Desalination system also produces hydrogen, electricity and cool air for refrigeration
A pair of engineers at Hamad Bin Khalifa University has developed a desalination system that also produces electricity, hydrogen and cool ai...
New type of battery could outlast EVs and still be used for grid energy storage
There's a big push underway to increase the lifespan of lithium-ion batteries powering EVs on the road today. By law, in the US, these c...
Reducing air travel climate effects requires more than technological innovation and carbon pricing, say researchers
The continuing rise in air passenger traffic is resulting in more emissions in the atmosphere—an obstacle to achieving aviation net-zero emi...
Electrochemical device provides on-site wastewater treatment
Conventional wastewater treatment involves the centralized collection of wastewater from sources through pipes to large-scale treatment plan...
Magnesium electrolyte sparks next generation battery design
University of Waterloo researchers have made a key breakthrough in developing next-generation batteries that are made using magnesium instea...
Existing EV batteries may last about a third longer than expected
The batteries of electric vehicles subject to the normal use of real world drivers—like heavy traffic, long highway trips, short city trips,...
Recovering rare earth metals from waste permanent magnets
Korea imports 95% of its core minerals such as lithium, nickel, and rare earths. Rare earths, in particular, are characterized by chemical, ...
Meta pushes zero-carbon energy strategy with solar deal
Meta has signed contracts with renewable energy firm Invenergy for 760 megawatts of solar power capacity, the companies said on Thursday. ...
AI-driven design optimizes organic thermoelectric device performance
A research team has developed a machine learning-based design of experiments (DOE) method that efficiently optimizes the performance and pro...
New tool makes micro:bit programming portable for young learners
A new coding tool will help make it easier for children to portably program a popular educational micro-computer on the fly. Researchers fro...
Nonproliferation innovation makes international impact at Kazakh nuclear site
Kris Gaines is on a nonproliferation mission: to make it easier for more countries to eliminate highly enriched uranium, or HEU, thus neutra...
Proton batteries: An innovative option for the future of energy storage
A team of scientists at UNSW Chemistry have successfully developed an organic material that is able to store protons—and they have used it t...
Energy strategy could help advance low-carbon road transport while keeping it economically competitive
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) have presented a concept for decarbonizing transport while keeping it economically competit...
Origami packaging technology offers sustainable alternatives to conventional materials
VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, in collaboration with Aalto University and Finnish industrial partners, has developed a new techno...
Unified testing protocol could improve the durability of flexible photovoltaic devices
Flexible portable devices, also known as FlexPVs, have great potential in multiple applications. For example, wearable technology, intellige...
Tandem solar cells made from perovskite and organic material break efficiency record
Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research. A t...
Novel framework can generate images more aligned with user expectations
Generative models, artificial neural networks that can generate images or texts, have become increasingly advanced in recent years. These mo...
Experts reveal how technological advances could use the sun to source hydrogen fuel
In the future, we could fuel the world with sunlight and water—using sunlight to derive hydrogen fuel from H2O. Currently, most hydrogen tha...
Scientists predict bright future for fly ash in water treatment
The world has the potential today to sustainably manage nearly one billion tons of ash waste it produces every year and turn it into a usefu...
Waste oil to wonder material: Transforming trash into supercapacitor gold
Amid an escalating global energy crisis, the need for high-performance energy storage solutions is more pressing than ever. Supercapacitors,...
Climate solution: Sails make a comeback in shipping, to dent its huge carbon footprint
Had he continued working aboard fuel-powered cargo ships, Yann Jourdan reckons he'd be earning perhaps four times what he now gets as ca...
Glittering dreams: India's big push for solar power
Vast lines of solar panels reflect the blazing sun in India's western deserts, a dazzling ocean broken only by bristling wind turbines. ...
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