Medicine & TechnologyGenerally speaking, piezoelectric materials - those that generate electrical energy when pressure is applied to them - start to lose effectivity in high-temperature environments. A team from Pennsylvania State University and QorTek work past these limitations.
With a new base material that is naturally abundant and lower costing, an anode-free zinc-based battery could be the safer, more cost-effective alternative for renewable energy storage.
The Inouye Solar Telescope released the initial images of the Sun it captured. It unveiled the Sun not just in unprecedented detail but also helped scientists look into the mechanics behind the star's unpredictable space weather.
A study recently warned manufacturing of glass bottles is very energy- and resource-intensive. Such a process is making the products four times worse for the environment than plastic bottles.