Scientists develop extremely energy-efficient technology to transport data
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have developed a system to transport data using atomically-thin semiconductors in a way that is extremely energy-efficient.
The...
Scientists find potential way to convert food waste into batteries
What do apple cores, spent grain, and walnut shells have in common? They could one day be used to power a data center.
As the...
Scientists develop new ultrafast, energy-efficient memory chip for computing
Scientists have spent decades searching for faster, more energy-efficient memory technologies for everything from large data centers to mobile sensors and other flexible electronics.
Among...
This accordion-like device could expand 800% and still store energy
Some electronics can bend, twist and stretch in wearable displays, biomedical applications and soft robots.
While these devices’ circuits have become increasingly pliable, the batteries...
Microbatteries on chips could help make wearable sensors
Fitbits, car windows, oil refineries—the roll call of devices and technologies that rely on ultra-small sensors already numbers in the hundreds of billions.
Sensors measure...
Footsteps on these wooden floors could power small electronic devices
Researchers from Switzerland are tapping into an unexpected energy source right under our feet: wooden floors.
Their nanogenerator, presented in the journal Matter, enables wood...
Stretching may help lithium batteries last longer, shows study
Batteries are widely used in everyday applications like powering electric vehicles, electronic gadgets and are promising candidates for sustainable energy storage.
However, as you’ve likely...
This stretchable device could turn motion into electricity – even underwater
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a soft, stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and works in both dry and wet...
This charging room could power your lights, phones, laptops without wires
In a move that could one day free the world’s countertops from their snarl of charging cords, researchers at the University of Michigan and...
How extreme cold can crack lithium-ion battery materials, degrading performance
Lithium-ion batteries are a bit famous for their poor cold-weather performance, and that has consequences for some of their most important applications – everything...