Scientists develop more efficient way to harvest hydrogen through solar power
A new kind of solar panel, developed at the University of Michigan, has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen—mimicking a...
Caltech will launch space solar power technology demo into orbit
Space solar power provides a way to tap into the practically unlimited supply of solar energy in outer space, where the energy is constantly...
Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries and microelectronics
The world’s best artists can take a handful of differently colored paints and create a museum-worthy canvas that looks like nothing else.
They do so...
Scientists reveal the blueprint to search for new battery materials
Designing a battery is a three-part process.
You need a positive electrode, you need a negative electrode, and — importantly — you need an electrolyte...
Sunswift 7 solar-powered electric car goes 1000km on a single charge
UNSW Sydney’s Sunswift 7 solar-powered electric car has claimed a provisional Guinness World Record by going 1000km on a single charge in under 12 hours.
A little more salt may keep batteries from catching fire
Lithium-ion batteries that contain a new non-flammable electrolyte can continue to function at high temperatures without catching fire.
New study could help make more durable solar cells
Scientists have developed a way to use perovskite in solar cells while protecting it from the conditions that cause it to deteriorate.
Scientists create living smartwatch powered by slime mold
Devices such as cellphones, laptops and smartwatches are constant companions for most people, spending days and nights in their pocket, on their wrist, or...
The US achieved a major nuclear fusion breakthrough. But why fusion power may still...
The U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced that a national lab in California made a “major scientific breakthrough”—namely, that it produced a nuclear...
New catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy
Inexpensive catalyst uses energy from light to turn ammonia into hydrogen fuel.