Future electric cars: Cheaper in the countryside, costly in cities?
Cars are changing!
Many are now running on electricity instead of petrol or diesel.
But here's a puzzle: the government gets a lot of money from...
Climate change may hurt solar power generation, study finds
The stability of Australia's solar power systems, a major component in the nation's renewable energy transition, could be influenced by climate change.
Researchers from UNSW...
Battery sleuth could be a simple way to stop car theft
Skyrocketing vehicle theft rates in some US cities have drawn attention to an inconvenient truth:
the increasing amount of technology in our vehicles can make...
Scientists break new ground in lithium battery study with novel thin-film technology
Battery researchers from the University of California San Diego and the University of Chicago have made a significant breakthrough in the field of lithium...
Scientists make a big breakthrough lithium batteries
A group of scientists from the University of California San Diego and the University of Chicago have achieved a major milestone in battery research.
This...
New study improves EV battery charging time
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered that cracking in lithium-ion batteries' positive electrodes, a problem that was perceived as detrimental, can actually...
Scientists find how to power homes with concrete and charcoal
Researchers from MIT, a famous university in America, have come up with a smart idea. They've figured out a new way to store energy...
A revolutionary device breaks the rules to improve energy harvesting
Imagine you leave an object out in the sun. It will start to get warmer as it absorbs the sun's energy and turns it...
New study uncovers supercharged potential in titanium dioxide spheres
Imagine if your phone or laptop battery could last longer and recharge quicker.
That's what a team of scientists, led by Prof. Hu Linhua at...
Scientists crack the code on supercharging batteries with niobium oxide
Since the 1940s, researchers have been interested in a substance known as niobium oxide, specifically a version called T-Nb2O5.
It's special because it lets tiny...