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Largest Low Carbon Energy System to be Launched in a UK Smart City

Today (23rd July 2020), sees the launch of plans for the largest smart city-wide, low carbon energy system in the UK.

24 Jul 2020

New Smart Energy Technology Could Help Serve Communities Affected by Blackouts

In a new study, researchers from Texas A&M University and industry have designed a smart technology that can help utility companies better serve communities affected by blackouts.

24 Jul 2020

New Soft, Solid Electrolytes Suppress Dendrites in Batteries

In the pursuit of a rechargeable battery that can power electric vehicles for hundreds of miles on a single charge, scientists have endeavored to replace the graphite anodes currently used in EV batteries with lithium metal anodes.

21 Jul 2020

New Technique Could Accelerate Search for Suitable Materials for Novel Batteries

What happens inside a battery at the microscopic level during charging and discharging processes.

21 Jul 2020

New Electrocatalytic Materials Could Improve Zinc-Air Battery Performance

In a report published in NANO, a team of researchers from Sichuan University of Science and Engineering, China have developed N-doped carbon encapsulated transition metal catalysts for oxygen reduction reactions and oxygen evolution reactions to optimize performance of zinc-air batteries.

20 Jul 2020

Study Clarifies Key Strengths, Misconceptions of Multivalent Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are recognized for their high energy density in everything from mobile phones to laptop computers and electric vehicles, but as the need for grid-scale energy storage and other applications becomes more pressing, researchers have sought less expensive and more readily available alternatives to lithium.

20 Jul 2020

Researchers Develop Novel Cobalt-Free High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery

For decades, researchers have looked for ways to eliminate cobalt from the high-energy batteries that power electronic devices, due to its high cost and the human rights ramifications of its mining.

17 Jul 2020

Transition to Renewable Energy Future can Lead to Long-Term Economic Benefits

Making the transition to a renewable energy future will have environmental and long-term economic benefits and is possible in terms of energy return on energy invested (EROI), UNSW Sydney researchers have found.

16 Jul 2020

New Report Explores Challenges and Opportunities in Lithium-Ion Battery Market

For the past century, the world has relied on combustion engines powered by fossil fuels for transportation, but now lithium-ion battery-powered vehicles are emerging as sustainable successors. As major vehicle producers, European manufacturers are looking to establish their own lithium-ion battery market to compete with firms in Asia and the US. A new report in Chemical & Engineering News , the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, explores the challenges and opportunities powering Europe's mission.

16 Jul 2020

Hybrid Solar Energy Converter Generates Steam and Electricity Efficiently and Economically

The project is the culmination of a U.S. Department of Energy ARPA-E project that began in 2014 with $3.3 million in funding and involved years of prototype development at Tulane and field testing in San Diego.

16 Jul 2020

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Energy News

Largest Low Carbon Energy System to be Launched in a UK Smart City

New Smart Energy Technology Could Help Serve Communities Affected by Blackouts

New Soft, Solid Electrolytes Suppress Dendrites in Batteries

New Technique Could Accelerate Search for Suitable Materials for Novel Batteries

New Electrocatalytic Materials Could Improve Zinc-Air Battery Performance

Study Clarifies Key Strengths, Misconceptions of Multivalent Batteries

Researchers Develop Novel Cobalt-Free High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery

Transition to Renewable Energy Future can Lead to Long-Term Economic Benefits

New Report Explores Challenges and Opportunities in Lithium-Ion Battery Market

Hybrid Solar Energy Converter Generates Steam and Electricity Efficiently and Economically

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

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Powering the Future: The Solid-State Battery Revolution

What is the Gold Foil Covering Spacecraft and Satellites?

Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

The Link Between FIB-SEM and TEM

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Energy News

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

1Aluminum-Scandium Alloys: A Game Changer for Hydrogen Energy

2Improving Wound Care with Bioactive Material-Based Dressings

3Recycled Milled Carbon Fibers for Automotive Parts Manufacturing

4The COM4PHA project develops new biodegradable bioplastics for cosmetics, food and agricultural packaging

5Corn Protein Boosts Lithium-Sulfur Battery Performance

6First Ever Clinical Long-Term Follow-Up Study on 3D-Printed Bioceramic Implants

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