How cars ‘waste’ two thirds of their fuel
With the rise in gas prices showing no signs of abating, it seems like an appropriate time to ask ourselves: are our cars not...
Perovskites, a ‘dirt cheap’ alternative to silicon, just got a lot more efficient
The secret, a University of Rochester optics professor explains, is to harness the power of metals.
Scientists see crystals perform their dance moves in 2D perovskites
New research shows how the atoms in perovskites move in response to light.
The breakthrough in visualization supports the researchers’ efforts to squeeze every possible...
Scientists overcome critical hurdle for next-generation battery
Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory say they have solved the mystery for next-generation battery.
Scientists find innovative way to harvest the waste energy from human body
Scientists have invented a low-cost, innovative way to harvest the waste energy from VLC by using the human body as an antenna.
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.