Freeze-Dried Bacteria Enable Biodegradable Paper Batteries
With all the attention devoted to lithium ion batteries, limited lithium sources, and the scarcity and expense of precious metals needed for these batteries, such as cobalt, [...]
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Home Heating with Crypto Mining
The crypto craze has had its ups and downs, but blockchain, the technology behind such currencies as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is gaining in steam across multiple industries, [...]
Plug and Play Summit: Building Energy
If you’re looking for the next wave of energy technology that’s just over the horizon, you don’t have to go much farther than Plug and Play’s Summer [...]
Triple Junction Solar Cell Achieves 37.7% Efficiency
When cost is not an object, a niche market can be a good thing. In the case of MicroLink Devices, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of solar cells for mobile power, unmanned [...]
Custom Electric Boats Clean Suzhou Canals
China is on a cleantech tear, even at a municipal level. Recognizing that the waste in its waterways was detrimental to its image and business, the historic City of Suzhou in [...]
Cost-Effective Energy from Low-Level Waste Heat
Thermoelectric generators that convert waste heat into energy have been highly dependable for decades, powering space probes such as the Voyager spacecraft. However, their [...]
NREL Tool Displays PV Performance and Degradation
In the solar industry, accurately predicting the longevity of photovoltaic (PV) panels is essential to increase energy production, lower costs, and raise investor and [...]
No Captain, No Problem: Wave-Propelled Boat Sets Sail
Britain has always been a ship-building nation, and this century is no different. Except now there is a twist. There are no people on board. An autonomous wave-propelled boat [...]
Stopping Styrofoam Insulation: “Nanowood” Blocks More Heat
Styrofoam, a trademarked product of Dow Chemical and a form of polystyrene foam, has been a necessary evil for many years, offering a lightweight insulation for many [...]
Eye in the Sky Reduces Nitrogen Use for Precision Farming
Concept: Run satellite data through proprietary models to pinpoint needs for nitrogen fertilizers. Swedish firm Vultus is introducing a service for farmers to help them [...]
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