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Novel Battery Offers the Benefits of Both Solid- and Liquid-State Batteries

Scientists have developed a new kind of battery that integrates the various benefits of prevalent options and, at the same time, removes their major drawbacks and saves energy.

7 Jul 2020

New Tool to Determine Optimum Design for Solar-Assisted Heating Networks

More than 40% of energy consumption in the European Union is by buildings and 63% of this figure is due to residential dwellings.

7 Jul 2020

Interface Strain Engineering of 2D Graphene Leads to New Type of Cathode

The rapid development of renewable energy resources has triggered tremendous demands in large-scale, cost-efficient and high-energy-density stationary energy storage systems.

7 Jul 2020

Study Elucidates Hydrodynamic Power Generation Using Spin Currents

Researchers in the ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project in the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller.

3 Jul 2020

New Class of Aqueous Electrolytes Enhance Aqueous Zn Battery Performance

Zinc batteries have attracted more and more attention due to large volumetric capacity, abundance of Zn, and environmental friendliness.

2 Jul 2020

New Computational Model Could Help Develop Novel Energy Storage Devices

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that helps users understand how changes in the nanostructure of materials affect their conductivity - with the goal of informing the development of new energy storage devices for a wide range of electronics.

2 Jul 2020

New Insight into Sawtooth Instability Could Make Fusion Energy Possible

A challenge to creating fusion energy on Earth is trapping the charged gas known as plasma that fuels fusion reactions within a strong magnetic field and keeping the plasma as hot and dense as possible for as long as possible.

1 Jul 2020

New Algorithm Could Optimize Working of Lithium-Ion Batteries

A new machine learning algorithm allows researchers to explore possible designs for the microstructure of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries, before running 3D simulations that help researchers make changes to improve performance.

26 Jun 2020

New Pt/Re/SnO2/C Catalyst as Anode Material for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell

Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences designed and synthesized a functional ternary Pt/Re/SnO2/C catalyst as an anode material in a direct ethanol fuel cell.

25 Jun 2020

Improved Stellarators Effectively Confine Essential Heat in Fusion Devices

One way that scientists seek to bring to Earth the fusion process that powers the sun and stars is trapping hot, charged plasma gas within a twisting magnetic coil device shaped like a breakfast cruller.

25 Jun 2020

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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

Novel Battery Offers the Benefits of Both Solid- and Liquid-State Batteries

New Tool to Determine Optimum Design for Solar-Assisted Heating Networks

Interface Strain Engineering of 2D Graphene Leads to New Type of Cathode

Study Elucidates Hydrodynamic Power Generation Using Spin Currents

New Class of Aqueous Electrolytes Enhance Aqueous Zn Battery Performance

New Computational Model Could Help Develop Novel Energy Storage Devices

New Insight into Sawtooth Instability Could Make Fusion Energy Possible

New Algorithm Could Optimize Working of Lithium-Ion Batteries

New Pt/Re/SnO2/C Catalyst as Anode Material for Direct Ethanol Fuel Cell

Improved Stellarators Effectively Confine Essential Heat in Fusion Devices

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?

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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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