Washington DC (SPX) Sep 16, 2020 - Nanogenerators capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity are typically made from metal oxides and lead-based perovskites. But these inorganic materials aren't biocompatible, so the ra
Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 15, 2020 - Researchers have used biosolids to produce hydrogen from wastewater, in new technology that supports the comprehensive recycling of one of humanity's unlimited resources - sewage. The innovati
Stanford CA (SPX) Sep 15, 2020 - Batteries fade as they age, slowly losing power and storage capacity. As in people, aging plays out differently from one battery to another, and it's next to impossible to measure or model all of th
Paris, France (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 - ENGIE and ArianeGroup have just announced the signing of a cooperation agreement in the field of renewable liquid hydrogen to speed up the decarbonisation of heavy-duty and longdistance transportati
Huntsville AL (SPX) Sep 11, 2020 - Fusion propulsion research to enable rapid deep space travel has landed a professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, a $143,000 inaugural
Daegu, South Korea (SPX) Sep 10, 2020 - The escalating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the consequent acceleration of climate change are alarming, and it has proven challenging to find feasible ways to actively reduce the concentration
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 - Carbon dioxide (CO(2)) is not just an undesirable greenhouse gas, it is also an interesting source of raw materials that are valuable and can be recycled sustainably. In the journal Angewandte Chemi
College Station TX (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 - In a new study, researchers at Texas A and M University have described their novel plant-based energy storage device that could charge even electric cars within a few minutes in the near future. Fur
Houston TX (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 - Though the Summer Olympics were postponed, there's at least one place to see agile hurdlers go for the gold. You just need a way to view these electron games. Using a novel optical detection s
Washington DC (UPI) Sep 09, 2020 - Despite concerns over Turkish aggression, Turkey's contributions to NATO were praised during a visit this week by the bloc's military committee commander.
San Luis Obispo CA (SPX) Sep 09, 2020 - As California aims to provide 60% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030 and 100% by 2045, a study from California Polytechnic State University provides some good news. Offshore winds along th
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 - The future economy based on renewable and sustainable energy sources might utilize battery-powered cars, large-scale solar and wind farms, and energy reserves stored in batteries and chemical fuels.
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 - New homes are increasingly being outfitted with solar panels, heat pumps, rechargeable batteries and other means of producing and storing heat, electricity and gas, all of which interconnect with th
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 - Materials scientists at Duke University have uncovered an atomic mechanism that makes certain thermoelectric materials incredibly efficient near high-temperature phase transitions. The information w
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Sep 07, 2020 - Electric current is everywhere, from powering homes to controlling the plasma that fuels fusion reactions to possibly giving rise to vast cosmic magnetic fields. Now, scientists at the U.S. Departme
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia (SPX) Sep 03, 2020 - Demand continues for plastics and solvents made from petrochemicals, which are mainly produced by refining oil despite diminishing global oil reserves, driving forward the search for new ways to pro
