Magnetic teeth hold promise for materials and energy

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.

Better electrical cables can save energy

01.14.2019 13:15 PM

At present one-tenth of generated electricity is lost in the grid because of the cables we use.The Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI) at Swansea University has secured a £20,000 Royal Society Research Grant to develop improved copper-carbon nanotube materials to deliver electricity more efficiently and to save energy.

China Shames U.S., Runs Entire Province on Renewable Energy for 7 Days

06.29.2017 12:50 PM

U.S big oil politicians who said renewables could not power the entire grid are trying to look the other way.

New Fuel From Carbon Dioxide Captured From Air For Finnish Pilot Plant Production

06.13.2017 14:56 PM

The prospect of the creation of new fuels and other hydrocarbon is something that could add more renewable sources of energy made available by the Technical Research Institute in Finland and the Lappeenranta University of Technology.

Floating Solar Farm In China Unveils The Country's Aim To Acquire Clean Energy

06.12.2017 08:22 AM

The floating solar farm indicates China’s ambition to possess the clean energy and to decrease its dependency on the fossil fuel to generate energy.

Storage technology Discovered For Continuous Fluctuating Renewable Energy, High Power Performance With Density Factor

06.12.2017 08:13 AM

The discovery of the bismuth based antiferroelectric materials is the answer in addressing the storage technology to accommodate the fluctuating supply and storage of renewable energy in large magnitude.

Muon Experiments: Heavy Cousins of Electrons Magnetic Field Behavior, Providing New Particles Existence

06.09.2017 14:25 PM

Researchers will be put into trial the muon g-2 experiment to explore on new physics regarding the existence of new particles for energy.

Blue Energy: Harnessing Generated Energy Where River Water Meets Sea Water, Potential Power Supply For World's Demands

05.29.2017 08:26 AM

The potential energy that could be tapped in the mixture of two bodies of water could supply 40 percent of the world energy requirement, scientists doing the study said.

Nuclear Power Project Still Idle After Facing Bankruptcy, Controversies

05.29.2017 04:11 AM

Turkey's Point is originally aiming to be one of the US's biggest nuclear plants a decade ago but with some controversies and backruptcy, their plans of making nuclear the "next fossil fuel" is still waiting to happen.

More Efficient Solar Cells Discovery Enhances Solar Energy Conversion Rate Up To 700%

05.27.2017 08:31 AM

New materials, perhaps an infusive replacement of a few atoms will make the difference in a new discovery when enhancing a faster conversion rate from solar energy to electrical supply.