energy

The atomic reaction between gases and oxides is a key piece for many technological puzzles. It can lead to benefits such as better catalysts to enable cleaner energy technologies, or to problems like corrosion. Understanding those…

What if solar cells worked at night? That's no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC Davis. In fact, a specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50…

In 2019, a company called Miso Robotics made its debut and extended contracts for a commercial kitchen robot called Flippy at Dodger Stadium, Arizona Diamondbacks' Chase Field and multiple CaliBurger locations across the U.S., serving up…

The need to lessen our reliance on fossil fuels by using biofuels has been fraught with controversy. Dealing with fossil fuel lobbyists has not been the only challenge. The food vs. fuel debate over using arable land to grow biomass capable…

Synthesis gas or syngas, made of carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen to generate synthetic natural gas or to create ammonia or methanol, can be used to synthesize other chemicals, and as an intermediate in creating synthetic…

Globally, air conditioning accounts for between 15 and 70% of total primary energy consumption and generates significant amounts of greenhouse gases. Technologies that use radiative cooling to control the temperature of buildings, such…

There’s one thing you might assume you need for solar energy: direct sunlight. But scientists out of China and Sweden have developed organic solar cells that can convert ambient indoor light to electricity. The cells don’t produce as much…

Light and sound waves are at the basis of energy and signal transport. They are fundamental to some of our most basic technologies—from smartphones to engines. Scientists, however, have yet to devise a method of storing a wave intact,…

The two biggest causes of purchase hesitation for electric vehicle (EV) buyers (aside from price considerations) are the short-range and the inability to find charging stations. Now researchers at the University of Waterloo have integrated…

You’re hurrying home from work and realize you don’t have anything defrosted for dinner. You stop at the grocery store and pick up a pre-packaged meal, along with some pre-cut vegetables, housed in a black plastic tray and covered with…