Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have developed a novel nanometer scale ruthenium oxide anchored nanocarbon graphene foam architecture…
A team from the Renewable Energy and Vehicular Technology Laboratory (REVT) at UT Dallas was one of a few research groups selected for advanced participation…
This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the capacity to store electrical energy directly into a wide range of…
NANOGENERATORS are innovative self-powered energy harvesters that convert kinetic energy created from vibrational and mechanical sources into electrical power,…
Vanadium dioxide is called a “wacky oxide” because it transitions from a conducting metal to an insulating semiconductor and vice versa with the addition of a…
Jeff Pyun, Ph.D., and his team at the University of Arizona are using modified sulfur, a common industrial waste product, to boost the charge capacity and…
Ames Laboratory scientists have developed a nanoparticle that is able to perform two processing functions at once for the production of green diesel, an…
In 1928, the British biologist and geneticist John Haldane wrote the essay “On being the right size” in which he stated that “For every type of animal there is…
Published today, the report looks at how initiatives such as community-owned solar panels, wind turbines and hydro-electricity generators, as well as…
Scientists have taken a large step toward making a fiber-like energy storage device that can be woven into clothing and power wearable medical monitors,…
Siemens Smart Grid and distribution network operator Netze BW have started a joint project entitled “Distributed Grid Intelligence.” The project's goal is to…
A research production plant is currently being built at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Germany. As of 2015,…
Today’s flexible electronics are already enabling a new generation of wearable sensors and other mobile electronic devices. But these flexible electronics, in…
As part of a competition sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) to reward the most energy-efficient urban regions in…
Wii and other game modules make it possible to engage the entire body when playing, and soon Google Glasses and similar products will open up a whole new…
Terahertz imaging, which is already familiar from airport security checkpoints, has a number of other promising applications — from explosives detection to…
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