Recent disruptions to oil supply in the Middle East have sent energy prices soaring, reminding countries how vulnerable they remain to impor...
Novel interfacial structure achieves highly efficient, stable tandem solar cells
As a response to the global demand for clean energy transition, tandem solar cells are recognized as a crucial next-generation technology th...
Molecular additive boosts silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell efficiency to 32.76%
Solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, are among the most promising solutions to source energy without contributin...
Hybrid desiccant and shallow geothermal cooling can cut energy use in humid climates
A research team from Taiwan has developed a novel hybrid air-conditioning system integrating shallow geothermal energy and a desiccant wheel...
Apple at 50: Eight technology leaps that changed our world
In the early 1970s, the idea of an ordinary person owning a computer sounded absurd. Computers back then were more like aircraft carriers or...
New technique turns everyday surfaces like walls and desks into touch panels
Augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) headsets let us see the world around us with virtual elements superimposed on top. For example...
Eco-friendly plastic plates could replace steel bars in concrete
Researchers at the University of Sharjah have demonstrated that concrete can be reinforced using polymer plates instead of steel bars, with ...
Alkaline steel and cement wastewater could capture 30 million tons of CO₂ annually
Alkaline industrial wastewaters from steel or cement production are ideally suited to bind and sequester carbon dioxide (CO₂) chemically, sa...
Hygroscopic salts pull lithium from mining waste using only moisture from air
The world cannot have enough of the third element on the periodic table. From smartphones and laptops to state-of-the-art EVs, all are power...
Five things to know about rare earth elements
Aside from oil, rare earth elements may be the most buzzworthy thing coming out of the ground these days. Headlines trumpet news about new p...
New lithium-ion battery design could power longer-lasting electric vehicles and portable devices
A new battery design that could significantly extend the range of electric vehicles and the lifespan of portable electronics has been develo...
Five Apple anecdotes as iPhone maker marks 50 years
iPhone maker Apple celebrates its 50th anniversary on April 1 having marked pop culture and the tech industry like few other firms since its...
Molecular 'anchors' could be key to weather-resistant perovskite solar cells
Perovskite solar cells are among the most promising technologies for making solar power cheaper and more efficient. Working with partners fr...
At 'Davos of energy', AI looks to gas to power its rapid expansion
Natural gas took center stage this week at the world's largest energy conference, as major market players discussed how to power the ris...
UK must improve energy efficiency to prevent future energy crises, study argues
As prices rise and the UK Government considers energy bill help once again, a new study warns that the country's approach to energy supp...
An ultra-sensitive method for hydrogen detection in complex environments
As a promising clean energy source, hydrogen (H2) requires reliable safety monitoring. However, lacking a permanent dipole moment, it is ...
Simple tool developed to estimate the heating demand of entire neighborhoods
One of the research lines of the group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is seeking solutions to generate districts or neighborhoo...
Turning biomass into graphite could help the US secure a critical mineral supply
Soft, dark-gray graphite is not just useful in pencils: The highly conductive and heat-resistant mineral is uniquely suited for advanced man...
Asking AI to act like an expert can make it less reliable
To get the best out of AI, some users tell it to provide answers as if it were an expert. Others ask it to adopt a persona, such as a safety...
When smell meets VR: Scent technology blends up to 8 fragrances for immersive virtual experiences
A multi-channel wearable scent display developed at Institute of Science Tokyo allows a user to experience multiple scents while exploring v...
From stillage to storage: Turning bourbon byproducts into supercapacitors
The state of Kentucky produces 95% of the world's bourbon, and all that bourbon leaves behind an enormous amount of waste grain, called ...
Why PEM fuel cells lose power: Study points to membrane-electrode interfaces
Fuel cells are considered a key technology for a climate-neutral energy supply. One particularly important type is the proton exchange membr...
Dating app algorithms: What's love got to do with it?
Love is mysterious. You feel it in your chest, your knees, your soul. Love will put you on budget airplanes across the world, leave you hidi...
Platinum-free fuel cells get a boost thanks to carbon-coated nickel catalyst
A high acid environment is great for a snappy hydrogen oxidation reaction—the reaction at the heart of a clean-energy fuel cell. The problem...
Safety method for testing diffusion welds could clear path for compact nuclear reactors
Compact heat exchangers could enable advanced nuclear reactors that are smaller, more efficient and more affordable—but a critical step in t...
Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe
During the First World War, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphle...
Atomic disorder strategy could help high-capacity batteries last longer
Researchers at UNIST, in collaboration with the Pohang Accelerator Laboratory (PAL) and KAIST, have introduced a novel approach to stabilizi...
TVs keep getting more pixels—but we are approaching the limits of what our eyes can actually see
I remember sitting very close to the television as a child and seeing the image was made up of tiny colored dots, each of which broke down i...
Neuro-symbolic AI could slash energy use while dramatically improving performance
Power usage by AI and data center systems in the U.S. is extraordinary by any measure. The International Energy Agency estimates U.S. AI and...
Turning extreme heat into large-scale energy storage
Thermal batteries can efficiently store energy as heat. But building them requires a carefully designed system with materials that can withs...
Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
Demand for copper is surging because of demand from new technologies, but suppliers are struggling to keep up, and they are likely to fall f...
AI tools like ChatGPT make learning easier—and more persuasive, study finds
Googling isn't quite what it used to be. Now, when typing something into Google's search engine, the first response flashing to life...
Electric cars can make power grids more reliable (and earn owners money)—so why aren't we doing that?
Electric vehicles (EVs) can effectively serve as mobile batteries that provide energy to the power grid when not being driven, improving the...
How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media—platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles courtroom is hosting what may become the most consequential legal challenge Big Tech has ever faced. This is an inflection poi...
High-performance LFP cathodes have potential to extend electric vehicle range
A recent breakthrough in electrode technology addresses one of the key limitations of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries—namely, their r...
Available solar energy in Andalusia will increase through the end of the century, machine learning model finds
A team from the University of Córdoba is using artificial intelligence to forecast the annual solar energy available in Andalusia through 21...
Indigenous‑led renewable energy projects offer benefits that reach far beyond reducing carbon emissions
The number of renewable energy projects that are fully or partly Indigenous-owned is growing quickly in Canada, and our new research suggest...
SoulMate LLM accelerator evolves according to the specific characteristics of the user
While large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are adept at answering countless questions, they often remain unaware of a user's minor ...
Multilateral development banks fall short in safeguarding green hydrogen projects
Multilateral development banks have emerged as major financiers of green hydrogen production in emerging markets and developing countries. H...
Dual electrode system cracks seawater electrolysis deposit problem
A research team led by Dr. Ji-Hyung Han from the Convergence Research Center of Sector Coupling & Integration at the Korea Institute of ...
Researchers reveal safer way to manage chemical sewage sludge using pyrolysis
To handle increasing wastewater loads, sewage treatment plants are adopting more advanced treatment processes. However, many of these approa...
Remote communities are more vulnerable to fuel price shocks—could microgrids help?
When diesel prices jump, most Australians notice it at the bowser. from Energy & Green Tech News - Energy Sciences News, Green Tech, E...
First-of-its-kind ion pump developed for seawater desalination, energy and biomedical applications
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Israel's Tel Aviv University and other institutions have developed a first-of-its-k...
Engineered yeast gives the US a green edge in the critical minerals market
There is a new, U.S.-based, environmentally friendly method for mining rare-earth elements used in consumer electronics, clean energy, defen...
New dataset maps NZ's energy demand to 2050
A new UC open dataset reveals how New Zealand's hourly and regional energy demand could evolve by 2050. Published in the journal Scienti...
New deep learning framework solves the cold-start problem
Recommender systems suggest potentially relevant content by evaluating user preferences and are essential in reducing information overload. ...
Sulfide coating boosts lithium-ion battery lifespan past 1,000 cycles
Among the biggest complaints inhibiting growth in the electric vehicle market is the limited lifespan and range of lithium-ion batteries. Co...
New music release day could be dangerous for distracted drivers
Researchers seeking to understand the impact of smartphones on driving safety have a warning for music fans: Release day might be dangerous....
Report calls for AI toy safety standards to protect young children
AI-powered toys that "talk" with young children should be more tightly regulated and carry new safety kitemarks, according to a re...
Microscopic metal 'thorns' shed light on how lithium-ion batteries short-circuit
For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, which c...
How Apple's new low-cost MacBook Neo may shake up the market
With a price tag of $600—$500 with a student discount—Apple's new MacBook Neo releasing today is shaking up the entry-level PC market an...
Reluctance to rely on China for green technology could slow climate action
New research suggests that concerns about relying too heavily on Chinese manufacturing are shaping climate policy—and could even delay the a...
Q&A: A warning for the AI era—why America's energy infrastructure isn't ready for what's coming
As tech giants race to power AI data centers and extreme weather becomes more frequent, America's electrical grid is straining under con...
Low-cost, high-performance plastic heat exchanger rivals traditional metal systems
A recent study in Advanced Science reports an innovative, low-cost polymer heat exchanger that could transform how industries manage heat. T...
AI assistants can sway writers' attitudes, even when they're watching for bias, experiments indicate
Artificial intelligence-powered writing tools such as autocomplete suggestions can definitely change the way people express themselves, but ...
An overlooked step in battery recycling: Pre-treatment may account for 38% of environmental impact
New research shows pre-treatment in lithium-ion battery recycling drives environmental impact and recovery of valuable metals—yet it is ofte...
It's tempting to offload your thinking to AI. Cognitive science shows why that's a bad idea
With so many artificial intelligence (AI) products being offered now, it's increasingly tempting to offload difficult thinking tasks to ...
Data center cooling could drive $10 billion to $58 billion in new waterworks
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence and cloud computing is outpacing the ability of many community water systems to deliver large bu...
PFAS waste can be used to extract lithium from high-salinity brine pools
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are primarily thought of as environmental pollutants, and most research on them focuses...
Can tomorrow's grid handle extremes? New simulations test renewables far faster
As power grids add more renewable energy and large-scale battery storage, utilities face a growing challenge: how to stress-test tomorrow...
Ice electrolyte can power battery: Researchers unlock lithium conduction in solid organic electrolytes
A research team affiliated with UNIST has demonstrated that liquid electrolytes, when frozen, can still facilitate lithium-ion conduction su...
Europe's low-carbon fuel bet: Pipelines could reshape costs from Spain to North Africa
In a new study, researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) compare the production costs of 21 different low-carbon fuel technologies a...
Behind the feed: New research explores how social media algorithms shape our digital lives
Every time you scroll, like, or share on a social media platform, an algorithm is watching, learning, and deciding what you see next. But ho...
Smart pillow lets users stream podcasts and music with hugs and presses
A "smart pillow" that enables people to access digital content at bedtime without looking at screens could help cut down on proble...
Apple launches $599 MacBook Neo, threatening Windows PC market
Apple Inc. rolled out the $599 MacBook Neo in its biggest push yet into low-end laptops, aiming to challenge Windows PCs and Chromebooks for...
Breaking down the battery problem: Cheaper, more efficient cathodes could cut costs
Consider the humble rechargeable battery: Many people start their day by unplugging their phone from a charger to check the weather or commu...
Carbon nanotube fiber 'textile' heaters could help industry electrify high-temperature gas heating
A cross-disciplinary team at Rice University has developed a new type of electric heating element—one that looks less like a traditional met...
Non-destructive battery testing with ultralow-field nuclear magnetic resonance
Rechargeable batteries are everywhere—from portable electronic devices and electric vehicles to renewable energy storage. Battery failures a...
Cheaper EV batteries? How a fabrication tweak makes sulfur work in solid-state cells
Spurred by EVs and electrified aviation, global demand for lithium-ion batteries is expected to more than double its 2023 levels by 2030, fa...
Zeolite 'thermal batteries' could cut data center cooling power up to 86%
Data centers—the warehouse-sized buildings that store photos, stream movies and train artificial intelligence—are voracious consumers of ele...
Opinion: AI is destroying our planet. We must act to check its growth—and save ourselves
Although the topic of AI is seemingly inescapable, its stunning environmental impacts remain mostly hidden. New studies reveal a clearer pic...
Power producers have financial incentives to block market integration despite cost savings, says study
Renewable energy is lowering electricity costs in some parts of the country, but those benefits aren't being seen by consumers everywher...
Self-cleaning fuel cells? Researchers reveal steam-powered fix for 'sulfur poisoning'
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that directly convert chemical energy from a fuel into electrical energy. Unlike batteries, which onl...
A clear view to better batteries: Engineers show moment lithium-ion batteries begin to fail
Lithium-ion batteries are ubiquitous in consumer electronics such as cellphones and in electric vehicles, but the surrounding temperature an...
A 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology
Roughly 270 years ago, Dr. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost from Germany observed a peculiar behavior of water droplets on heated metal surfaces. ...
AI tool predicts building emissions from simple text descriptions
Researchers at the University of Bath have developed the first artificial intelligence (AI) tool that predicts the carbon footprint of build...
New standardized wave energy prototyping method aims to speed converter development
Converting wave motion into electricity holds enormous potential as a renewable energy source, but a lack of standardized prototyping is hol...
What the UK's first geothermal power plant means for the nation's electricity supply
More than half of the UK's electrical power was supplied by renewable energy on February 25, 2026. from Energy & Green Tech News -...
Platforms for charging wireless cars now fit on a bench, no test track needed
Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised a rotating tabletop device to study wireless charging in electric vehicles. Testi...
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