The research team (NEAL) from the University of South China has made significant progress in nuclear reactor radiation-shielding design. The...
Starbucks' new drive-thru in Texas is the coffee giant's first 3D printed store in the US
There's a new pour from Starbucks: Its first 3D printed store in the U.S. from Energy & Green Tech News - Energy Sciences News, Gr...
Operando setup enables visualization of battery aging processes during charging cycles
Lithium button cells with electrodes made of nickel-manganese-cobalt oxides (NMC) are very powerful. Unfortunately, their capacity decreases...
Power returns to most of Spain, Portugal after massive blackout
Lights flickered back to life in Spain and Portugal Tuesday after a massive blackout hit the Iberian peninsula stranding passengers in train...
All-organic solar cells achieve record efficiency by doubling previous performance
As global efforts to combat climate change continue, demand for solar energy is growing. However, since the current most-used silicon-based ...
Greener digital infrastructure: Study suggests how to make sustainable data centers in climate-vulnerable regions
Durham University has contributed to new international research that critically assesses the intricate relationship between urban digitizati...
Repurposed Roombas: Scientists program domestic robots for additional household tasks
At a time when we run ourselves ragged to meet society's expectations of productivity, performance and time optimization, is it right th...
AI suggestions make writing more generic and Western, study finds
Artificial intelligence-based writing assistants are popping up everywhere—from phones to email apps to social media platforms. from Consu...
New standard developed for battery-free, AI-enabled IoT devices
A landmark international collaboration led by Newcastle University has developed the world's most efficient integrated light-harvesting ...
Passivation technique reduces defects in kesterite solar cells to achieve 11.51% efficiency
Over the past few decades, solar cells have become increasingly widespread, with a growing number of individuals and businesses worldwide no...
A green technology for the closed-loop recycling of vat dyed textiles
It is becoming harder and harder to ignore the environmental costs of textiles, and demand is still growing by leaps and bounds each year. ...
More power grid connectivity in Western US could supercharge clean energy
A new study led by researchers at the University of California San Diego offers a first-of-its-kind look at how deeper coordination among We...
'Cold' manufacturing approach solves fabrication challenge for solid-state batteries
Lithium-ion batteries have been a staple in device manufacturing for years, but the liquid electrolytes they rely on to function are quite u...
Semiconductor nanowires capture diffuse sunlight to split water and store energy as hydrogen
A U of A engineering researcher is using sunlight and semiconductor catalysts to produce hydrogen by splitting apart water molecules into th...
High-powered solar cells aim to replace batteries in low-power electronics
The basic technology behind Ambient Photonics's solar cells is so simple that it's routinely assembled as a high school science expe...
Self-driving vehicles: The road to cheaper, sustainable urban transport in Europe
The future of urban mobility is near. EU-backed trials of driverless cars in public transport could make Europe's city centers affordabl...
Indonesia says China's Huayou to replace LGES in EV battery project
China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt is replacing South Korea's LG Energy Solution as a strategic investor in a multibillion-dollar projec...
'Energy security' is being used to justify more fossil fuels—but this will only make us less secure
The UK government is about to host a summit with the International Energy Agency (IEA) on the future of energy security. It does so as the w...
Is nuclear power the key to a low-carbon future?
Najmedin Meshkati is professor of civil and environmental engineering, industrial systems engineering and international relations at the USC...
Greens haven't stopped vital lithium project
Nevada is home to the largest known lithium deposit in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Radical greens would prefer th...
Agrivoltaics study reveals potential solution to land competition between agriculture and solar energy
Can agriculture and solar energy work together instead of competing? A study led by Maddalena Curioni, Nikolas Galli, Giampaolo Manzolini an...
Sunlight and sugarcane waste power hydrogen production at rate four times higher than commercialization benchmark
A technology for hydrogen (H2) production has been developed by a team of researchers led by Professors Seungho Cho and Kwanyong Seo from th...
South Korea's LG Energy Solution exits from $8.4bn Indonesia project
South Korea's LG Energy Solution said Tuesday it had withdrawn from a multibillion-dollar project to build electric batteries in Indones...
China's CATL launches new EV sodium battery
Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says will restructure the electric car industry, and a new system ...
Scientists develop pneumatic propellers that could replace diesel engines in ferry boats
Scientists say they have created a methodology that could replace two diesel engines powering a ferry boat with pneumatic propellers. from...
Want your own personal satellite? Here's how and what it'll cost
The Las Vegas-based company that would operate the future Las Vegas Spaceport west of the city is offering wealthy customers a chance to own...
AI-powered robots help tackle Europe's growing e-waste problem
EU researchers have developed adaptable robots that could transform the way we recycle electronic waste, benefiting both the environment and...
A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand
A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditi...
Survey finds nearly half of Australian gamers lose money to manipulative game designs
Gamers are being left stressed and frustrated as they lose money and time trying to navigate designs made to manipulate them, a new study ha...
Appliance efficiency standards save consumers billions, reduce pollution and fight climate change
President Donald Trump has said he wants to reverse decades of regulations about energy efficiency in American household appliances, claimin...
Experts discuss geothermal potential in Australia
Taking a soak in a thermal spa might seem a much-needed break, worlds away from the relentless election campaigning, but they're actuall...
Additively manufactured heat exchanger beats out traditional designs
Billions of heat exchangers are in use around the world. These devices, whose purpose is to transfer heat between fluids, are ubiquitous acr...
Making desalination more eco-friendly: New membranes could help eliminate brine waste
Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new mem...
Social networks are vulnerable to relatively simple AI manipulation and polarization
It seems that no matter the topic of conversation, online opinion around it will be split into two seemingly irreconcilable camps. from Co...
How mine water could warm up UK's forgotten coal towns
The Ukraine war sent shockwaves through global energy markets, driving up prices and leaving households across the UK struggling with soarin...
Corn leads to improved performance in lithium-sulfur batteries
Researchers at Washington State University have demonstrated a way to use corn protein to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batterie...
Going green: Fluoride additive boosts water-processed perovskite solar cells
A research team at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has developed an eco-friendly method to fabricate perovskite solar cells (PSCs)...
Physics reveals the optimal roof ratios for energy efficiency
While serving as a visiting professor in Benevento, outside Naples, Italy, Adrian Bejan noticed something about the local architecture: All ...
Sony hikes PlayStation 5 console prices for Europe, UK and Australia citing economic turmoil
Sony said it will raise prices starting Monday for some PlayStation 5 video game consoles in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, citing globa...
Water-based battery offers 2,000-cycle stability
A team of chemical and biomolecular engineers, physicists and battery specialists affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has devel...
VR can take users for a sneaky spin without making them sick, research shows
Surprising new research has revealed that people's perception of motion can be radically manipulated in passive virtual reality environm...
'Slow travel' start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail
The crossing may be "a bit choppy," Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his passengers waiting in the French port of Boulogne t...
Tree gum can sustainably supercharge supercapacitor lifespan
A waste gum produced by trees found in India could be the key to unlocking a new generation of better-performing, more eco-friendly supercap...
UK government urged to tackle inequality in 'low-carbon tech' like solar panels and electric cars
The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies (LCTs) like electric cars and solar panels for energy an...
Using liquid air for grid-scale energy storage
As the world moves to reduce carbon emissions, solar and wind power will play an increasing role in electricity grids. But those renewable s...
Dynamic cables—the umbilical cord of ocean installations
Imagine that the wires to your house not only have to withstand high electrical current flow, weather and wind, but also salt water, ocean c...
Data centers drive ERCOT's massive power demand forecast
Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over the next five years, with peak electricity use more than do...
AI surge to double data center electricity demand by 2030: IEA
Electricity consumption by data centers will more than double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence applications that will create new c...
Chile and South Africa could be green hydrogen exporters, but setting up industries with debt is dangerous
Vast amounts of renewable energy are needed to produce green hydrogen, a new form of energy made by splitting water molecules into hydrogen ...
Electric vehicles may worsen CO₂ emissions unless powered by renewables: Study
The transition to electric vehicles won't reduce carbon emissions unless countries clean up their electricity grids. from Energy &...
Nice flex: AI-powered smart clothing logs posture and exercises
Researchers at Cornell have developed a new type of smart clothing that can track a person's posture and exercise routine but looks, wea...
Scientists advance a greener way to produce iron: Process could help cut carbon emissions in the steel industry
University of Oregon chemists are bringing a greener way to make iron metal for steel production closer to reality, a step towards cleaning ...
Spray drying tech used in instant coffee applied to high-capacity battery production
The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have jointly developed spray dryin...
Apple customers dash to stores to buy iPhones ahead of tariffs
The Trump administration's threat of massive new tariffs has sent Apple Inc.'s share price plummeting, but it has also brought a sho...
Solar power sees 29% increase in 2024, marking new record
The share of solar power in global electricity generation rose to 6.9% in 2024, up from 5.6% in 2023, according to a new report by energy th...
Details on material composition now available for Germany's entire building stock could promote sustainability
The construction sector is one of the world's biggest polluters. It is responsible for the enormous consumption of natural resources and...
Is AI truly creative? Study shows how visibility of process shapes perception
What makes people think an AI system is creative? New research shows that it depends on how much they see of the creative act. The findings ...
Facial expressions could help widen VR and AR accessibility options
A new study on how computers can be accurately controlled using only facial expressions could help make augmented reality (AR) and virtual r...
Wave energy's huge potential could finally be unlocked by the power of sound—new research
Ocean waves have long been seen as having huge potential as a source of renewable energy. Waves produce an estimated 50 trillion to 80 trill...
Nostalgia fuels UK boom in vintage video game repairs
The shelves lining Luke Malpass's home workshop are a gamer's treasure trove stretching back decades, with components of vintage Gam...
Is the Switch 2 worth the price? Reviews are mixed
Gaming specialists who have handled Nintendo's new Switch 2 say the console is a clear upgrade on its predecessor, but it lacks must-hav...
Mechanistic understanding could enable better fast-charging batteries
Fast-charging lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous, powering everything from cellphones and laptops to electric vehicles. They're also n...
Report: Energy leaders present six big ideas to help avoid US electricity crisis
After about 20 years of scant growth, U.S. electricity demand is expected to grow about 15-20% in the next decade and double by 2050, accord...
Fashion and tech now intertwined, researcher argues
Fashion is found on runways, shop windows and the accounts of social media influencers. Until recently, Varun Grover, Distinguished Professo...
Cuba looks to sun to solve its energy crisis
Not far from the ruins of an unfinished nuclear power plant in the Cuban province of Cienfuegos, hundreds of workers are hastily installing ...
Strain 'trick' improves perovskite solar cells' efficiency
Researchers at EPFL have found a way to dramatically reduce energy loss and boost efficiency in perovskite solar cells by incorporating rubi...
New coal capacity hit 20-year low in 2024: report
The world added the smallest amount of new coal capacity in two decades last year, a report said Thursday, but use of the fossil fuel is sti...
Scientists investigate soil as a thermal energy storage solution
When spring arrives and the heating season comes to an end, keeping warm becomes less of an issue. However, scientists remind us that it is ...
Nintendo to unveil upgrade to best-selling Switch console
Japanese video game giant Nintendo is set to unveil the new version of its hugely popular Switch console on Wednesday, with the update eager...
Adjusting electricity use could postpone expensive power investments
Norwegian hydropower provides stability in the power market, but a more even power consumption in Norwegian building stock could have an imp...
Smart energy management system optimizes home energy use
Photovoltaic systems, battery storage units, and electric vehicles—private households are increasingly turning towards economical and climat...
Diagnosing a dud may lead to a better battery
A team of chemists led by Feng Lin and Louis Madsen found a way to see into battery interfaces, which are tight, tricky spots buried deep in...
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