New Battery Electrolyte May Boost Performance
A cost-effective new electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles by reducing weight [...]
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Recycled Plastic Bottles Create Affordable Homes
Conceptos Plásticos is the union of two passions—helping the environment and creating products that can benefit vulnerable populations. With almost 600 tons of plastic [...]
Graphene “Armor” Enhances Perovskite for Solar
A team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has come up with a novel electrode that could greatly improve the stability of perovskite solar cells (PSCs), the most [...]
Rock Dust on Croplands: 2B Tons of CO2 Capture
A major new study shows that adding rock dust to farmland could remove carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent to more than the current total emissions from global aviation and [...]
‘Zombie’ solar cells could power indoor devices without sunlight
Marina Freitag, Royal Society University Research Fellow, Newcastle University Internet connected devices need power. That either means connecting them to the grid, which [...]
NREL Demos Grid-Scale Blockchain
In 2018 we documented the Brooklyn Microgrid and Silicon Valley Power pilots that use blockchain in multiple capacities including energy purchase and EV charging. Now, Wayne [...]
Transparent Solar Panels May Change PV Integration
Transparent solar panels developed by Australian researchers are on track to revolutionize the way photovoltaics are integrated into buildings. Recent efficiency improvements [...]
Cost-Effective Self-Forming CO2 Separator
What could be more cost effective than a technology that builds itself? A group of researchers at Newcastle University have developed a new class of self-forming membrane [...]
Using Silicon May Increase Battery Energy and Strength
The same material you’ll find at the tip of a pencil—graphite—has long been a key component in today’s lithium-ion batteries. As our reliance on these [...]
Energy-harvesting may turn Wi-Fi signals into usable power
Any device that sends out a Wi-Fi signal also emits terahertz waves —electromagnetic waves with a frequency somewhere between microwaves and infrared light. These [...]
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