This Cold Tube could beat the summer heat without relying on air conditioning
Many people beat the summer heat by cranking the air conditioning.
However, air conditioners guzzle power and spew out millions of tons of carbon dioxide...
Transparent solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency
In a step closer to skyscrapers that serve as power sources, a team led by University of Michigan researchers has set a new efficiency...
Red bricks could store energy just like batteries, says study
Imagine plugging in to your brick house.
Red bricks — some of the world’s cheapest and most familiar building materials — can be converted into...
Scientists develop first electrically injected laser
Scientists have demonstrated the first electrically injected laser made with germanium tin.
Used as a semiconducting material for circuits on electronic devices, the diode laser...
Perovskite mineral is the future of solar energy cells, shows Cornell study
A solar cell made with perovskite, shown here, show promise as an energy-efficient, scalable and longer-lasting way to create solar panels.
When it comes to...
New fabric could help keep you cool in the summer, even without air conditioning
Air conditioning feels great on a hot summer day, but cooling homes and buildings uses considerable electricity.
Now, scientists have developed a cool new...
‘Blinking’ crystals may convert carbon dioxide into fuels
Imagine tiny crystals that "blink" like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels.
A team funded by the...
Covid-19 shutdown led to increased solar power output
Shutdowns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in lowered air pollution levels around the world.
Researchers at MIT, and in Germany and...
Scientists set new solar-to-hydrogen efficiency record
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have achieved a new efficiency record for hydrogen cells that can convert water into hydrogen simply using...
Lasers and sticky tape triple lithium metal battery life
Researchers have turned adhesive tape into a silicon oxide film that replaces troublesome anodes in lithium metal batteries.
For the Advanced Materials study, the researchers...