New phase-changing material can regulate temperatures inside buildings
Changing climate patterns have left millions of people vulnerable to weather extremes.
As temperature fluctuations become more commonplace around the world, conventional power-guzzling cooling and...
Producing clean energy can diminish earthquake risk, shows study
In the months following the July 5, 2019 magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Ridgecrest, California, seismologists recorded thousands of aftershocks in the region.
Surprisingly, none were...
New heavy vehicle design increases fuel efficiency, cuts carbon emissions
Reshaping the exterior of heavy vehicles, such as semitrucks, so that they are aerodynamically integrated along their entire length in a smooth, continuous fashion...
Scientists find solution to the sudden death common to the batteries
Researchers have increased the lifetime of a promising electric vehicle battery to a record level, an important step toward the goal of lighter, less...
How to make lithium-ion batteries invincible
In our future electrified world, the demand for battery storage is projected to be enormous, reaching to upwards of 2 to 10 terawatt-hours (TWh)...
Why nuclear batteries offer a new approach to carbon-free energy
We may be on the brink of a new paradigm for nuclear power, a group of nuclear specialists suggested recently in The Bridge, the...
New tech could harvest water around the clock without energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense.
Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water...
Scientists develop solar energy collectors grown from seeds
Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals.
Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are...
Solar power and energy storage combo boosts power reliability unexpectedly
New study shows that when a power system combines energy storage and solar power generation, the end result is greater than the sum of...
Scientists discover how oxygen loss saps a lithium-ion battery’s voltage
When lithium ions flow in and out of a battery electrode during charging and discharging, a tiny bit of oxygen seeps out and the...