Movie technology inspires wearable liquid unit that aims to harvest energy

TECH & INNOVATION 03.12.2019 09:35 AM

Technology designed to advance self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations

Disney Takes the Lead in Reducing Greenhouse Emissions

03.05.2019 08:58 AM

Disney’s 270-acre 50-megawatt solar facility is now online and providing clean energy for Walt Disney World Resort in Florida getting them one step closer towards the company's green goals to reduce greenhouse emissions.

Researchers find potential new source of rare earth elements

03.04.2019 08:11 AM

Researchers have found a possible new source of rare earth elements - phosphate rock waste - and an environmentally friendly way to get them out, according to a study published in the Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics.

Producing biofuels from Escherichia coli

02.25.2019 05:54 AM

E. coli used to produce bioproducts including biofuels A new method in producing bioproducts by optimizing and genetically engineering E. coli bacteria has been proposed.

New Source of Fuel: Converting Methanol to Ethanol Using Ultraviolet Light

02.20.2019 10:02 AM

Useful ethanol from methanol using ultraviolet light. McGill University researchers found a new method in converting methanol to ethanol using ultraviolet light.

Renewable energy generation with kites and drones

02.20.2019 08:21 AM

Researchers present new software for the analysis of airborne wind energy systems Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWES) are a new kind of technology to harvest wind energy.

Climate-friendly labriculture depends on an energy revolution

02.19.2019 08:19 AM

Comparison of the greenhouse gases produced by lab-grown and farm-raised beef in the current energy system suggests that the benefits of reducing methane could be outweighed by increased CO2

Lithium-air batteries can store energy for cars, houses and industry

02.18.2019 08:51 AM

Growth in the offer of renewable energy sources will mean increased demand for devices optimal for energy storing; São Paulo and UK researchers presented advances in new battery development at FAPESP Week London

Battery recycling in electric vehicles: A new problem to an alternative solution in GHG emission

02.13.2019 09:44 AM

Greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector can be solved through battery recycling. Greenhouse gas emissions are a concern in the environmental well-being of the world.

Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy

02.04.2019 08:57 AM

A mollusk with teeth that can grind down rock may hold the key to making next generation abrasion-resistant materials and nanoscale materials for energy.

Hybrid electricity system would reduce rates, improve service

02.02.2019 09:27 AM

A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five per cent while also improving service reliability.

The energy implications of organic radical polymers

01.28.2019 20:16 PM

Texas A&M University professor Dr. Jodie L. Lutkenhaus is one step closer to realizing her goal of creating a battery made entirely of polymers, which has the potential to charge and discharge much faster than traditional batteries.

Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

01.25.2019 09:04 AM

New nanomaterials developed by researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) could provide a pathway to more efficient and potentially affordable harvesting of solar energy. Early research suggests these materials could create more usable charges and increase the theoretical efficiency of solar cells up to 44 percent.

Guiding the way to a more sustainable energy future

01.24.2019 17:01 PM

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released an alarming report this October about what it would take to cap rising global temperatures at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Research center at UC Riverside receives additional funding from Department of Energy

01.14.2019 13:19 PM

The Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems center, known as SHINES, at the University of California, Riverside, has received funding for two more years from the Department of Energy. SHINES received $12 million from the department in 2014. The new funding of $1.9 million is part of $100 million in funding for 42 Energy Frontier Research Centers, or EFRCs, that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced today.