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Storage & Harvest
It’s all very well harnessing the power of renewable energy, but where to put it? Here is the latest news of solutions for the storage and harvest of energy.
Temperature-sensing Materials Could (Eventually) Reduce Energy Bills
Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) are too cool for…
Air Bubbling Lizard Inspires “Breathing” Supercapacitor
Our natural world is endlessly inspiring. Recently, a team of scientists used a lizard species to create a…
Fidget Vibrations Charge Wearable Devices
Fidget spinners were all the rage in 2017. What if we could harvest the energy used to send them spinning to power…
5 Advances in Solar That Could Reduce Energy Costs in 2023 and Beyond
As we stretch electrical grids across the U.S. and Europe to their maximum capacities and the price of electricity,…
MIT Engineers Create Battery-Free, Wireless Underwater Camera
A significant challenge for undersea exploration is powering underwater cameras. Researchers can tether it to their…
An Innovative Approach to Novel Lithium-ion Battery Materials
Researchers at Boise State University developed a new approach to creating novel lithium-ion battery materials.…
Major Advance in Semiconductor Materials
For the first time, researchers showed that a cubic boron arsenide crystal offers high carrier mobility for both…
Faraday Institution Sets Future Research Priorities
Today, the Faraday Institution awarded 16 small, fast-paced, focused projects in areas not covered within its…
From Nightvision Goggles to Night-time Solar Power
Scientists at the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW Sydney and ARC Centre of…
Honeywell and Freyr to Deploy Smart Energy Storage via Next-gen Battery Cells
Honeywell will leverage its integrated automation, field instrumentation, and security integration solutions in its…