New solar panel design boosts the light absorption by 125%
Designing solar panels in checkerboard lines increases their ability to absorb light by 125 per cent, a new study says.
Researchers say the breakthrough could...
New circuit could generate clean, limitless power from graphene
A team of University of Arkansas physicists has successfully developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical...
Scientists use AI to optimize vanadium flow battery performance and cost
Vanadium flow batteries (VFBs) are promising for stationary large-scale energy storage due to their high safety, long cycle life, and high efficiency.
The cost of...
Sodium-ion batteries are a valid alternative to lithium-ion batteries, says study
Lithium (Li)-ion batteries (LIBs) are the electrochemical energy storage systems of choice for a wide variety of applications, however other types of emerging battery...
Scientists find low-cost materials that could boost lithium-ion batteries
Stanford University scientists have identified a new class of solid materials that could replace flammable liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries.
The low-cost materials—made of lithium,...
New way to predict the slow death of lithium-ion batteries
The new tech could improve driving range estimates and prolong battery life.
Batteries fade as they age, slowly losing power and storage capacity.
As in people,...
New plant-based device could charge cars in minutes
A new plant-based supercapacitor could, in the near future, charge devices—even electric cars—within a few minutes, researchers report.
The researchers say their energy storage devices...
New energy storage device could charge devices in a jiffy
Scientists have designed a new energy storage device that can store a charge up to 900 times greater than state-of-the-art supercapacitors.
In a new study,...
New catalyst can convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol
Scientists have discovered a new electrocatalyst that can consistently convert carbon dioxide and water into ethanol with very high energy efficiency and low cost.
Because...
Scientists create first-ever battery-free Game Boy device
Researchers develop first-ever battery-free, energy-harvesting, interactive device. And it looks and feels like a retro 8-bit Nintendo Game Boy.
A hand-held video game console allowing...