Engineering

Scientists make breakthrough in extending life of vanadium batteries

In a significant development for the energy storage industry, researchers at the Center for Development of Functional Materials (CDMF) in Brazil have made promising...

Scientists achieve record-breaking efficiency in new perovskite solar cell

Solar power is changing fast, and a team from Northwestern University has made a huge discovery. They've created a new kind of solar cell that's...

Scientists create ultra stainless steel: a revolutionary material for affordable hydrogen production

An engineering team from the University of Hong Kong, led by Professor Mingxin Huang, has achieved a groundbreaking development in the field of materials...

Why some speedometers lag behind reality

Have you ever noticed how sometimes the display on your vehicle's speedometer is different from the speed shown on the navigation app on your...

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far...

We hop in the car to get groceries or drop kids at school. But while the car is convenient, these short trips add up...

New cooling glass could slash indoor heat and energy use, tackling global warming

Researchers at the University of Maryland have developed a groundbreaking "cooling glass" to fight against rising global temperatures. This new technology, which works without electricity,...

Scientists develop first 2D semiconductor with 1,000 transistors

In today's world, we use a lot of technology, like computers and smartphones, which need electricity to work. This electricity often turns into heat, which...

Scientists create super-fast lasers on ultra-tiny chips

Lasers are a lot more than just fancy light shows or tools for scanning your groceries. They play a crucial role in fields like telecommunications,...

Soap holds the secret to longer-lasting batteries, shows study

Imagine your battery lasting much longer, maybe even a week on a single charge for your phone, or driving your electric car for 500...

Scientists unveil a new strategy for high-efficiency solar cells

Recently, a team of scientists, led by Prof. Wang Mingtai from the Institute of Solid State Physics, has made a significant breakthrough in solar...