Stiffer roadways could improve truck fuel efficiency
Simple changes in road resurfacing practices could improve gas mileage for heavy vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Every time you hear a deep rumble...
New way to turn waste carbon dioxide into useful material
Making catalysts to convert waste carbon dioxide into useful industrial products has been expensive and complicated – until now.
It’s as easy as playing...
This device could generate power from shadows
Shadows are often associated with darkness and uncertainty.
Now, NUS researchers are giving shadows a positive spin by demonstrating a way to harness this...
New NiMH batteries perform better when made from recycled old NiMH batteries
Recycling of rechargeable hydride batteries may be easier with a new method, according to a new study.
A new method for recycling old batteries can...
Scientists develop new viable sodium battery
Scientists have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery chemistries.
This makes for a...
Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries
As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for...
New 5G switches bring better battery life, higher bandwidth and speeds
The 5G revolution has begun, and the first lines of phones that can access the next generation of wireless speeds have already hit the...
New tech could improve fuel economy for passenger vehicles, light duty trucks
A technology developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory could pave the way for increased fuel economy and...
Next-generation solar cells pass strict international tests
Australian scientists have for the first time produced a new generation of experimental solar energy cells that pass strict International Electrotechnical Commission testing standards...
Butter-like material could make solid state batteries more stable
The electric vehicle industry has great interest in solid state batteries.
Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, and Xi'an Jiaotong University, China now present...