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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.
Follow the purple bacteria road…to light harvesting
Plant life has become super-efficient at using light after billions of years on earth– and now it's showing how it…
Temperature sensor found through mutant plants
To feed more people in this warmer world we are pushing at the limits of agriculture and it is commonly…
Super emitters responsible for over half of US methane emissions
According to a new study, the bulk of methane emissions in the United States can be traced to a small number of…
Scrubbing the atmosphere until it’s squeaky clean
An economically viable model to scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to thwart runaway, point-of-no-return…
Perovskite solar cell design performs at lower cost
A new type of solar cell that replaces silicon with a crystal called perovskite has been created by researchers.…
Ambient light sensors support energy harvesting
New Yorker Electronics is now distributing Vishay’s optoelectronics sensor, the Vishay Semiconductors VCNL4100. The…
17% of carbon emissions to be neutralized through solar energy
MIT, Boston Medical Center, and Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation have formed an alliance to buy…
Nuclear reactor winds down and defines legacy
They are here to make fusion energy a reality. Gathering the data that will inform the design of a new fusion…
Nearby star Proxima Centauri has regular starspots
In August astronomers announced that the nearby star Proxima Centauri hosts an Earth-sized planet (called Proxima…
Supercapacitor uses no conductive carbon
Energy storage devices called supercapacitors have become a hot area of research, in part because they can be…