Accelerator tunnel at the European XFEL. Credit: DESY Fusion by strong lasers: HZDR scientists want to use quantum mechanics to trigger the fusion of atomic…
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Looking into the hard X-ray nanoprobe synchrotron chamber while measuring a response of an individual cuprous oxide particle to the exposure of carbon dioxide, water,…
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial called chalcogenide perovskite and demonstrated its ‘tunability’ — important for…
A liquified natural gas tanker near shore. Because of greater supply and cheaper prices, natural gas usage has surged, accounting for 60 percent of fossil…
Visualisation of how the charge carriers (in purple) accumulate in the disordered perovskite structures. Credit: Ella Maru Studio Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods…
Here’s a visualization of what a RED cell looks like. The hydrogen is produced at the cathode end and oxygen is produced at the anode…
Researchers of the Faculty of Science of the University of Malaga (UMA) have designed a low-cost T-shirt that generates electricity from the temperature difference between…
The hybrid device consists of a molecular storage material (MSM) and a localized phase-change material (L-PCM), separated by a silica aerogel to maintain the necessary…
This is a set up for ultrafast spectroscopy, as used in the study. Credit: Maxim Pchenitchnikov, University of Groningen The efficiency of solar panels is…
This is professor Ernst Bauer in his lab. Credit: TU Wien A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This…
Anaerobic digesters, like those pictured here, can be used to convert sewage sludge and fatty waste into natural gas. Photo credit: Rachel Schowalter. Shared by…
Dr. Andreas Distler (ZAE Bayern) with the organic record solar module at the Solar Factory of the Future. In the background, the pilot line for…
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have taken a giant stride towards solving a riddle that would provide the world with entirely renewable, clean energy from…
Using drought-prone California as a case study, a research team shows that increased solar and wind energy can reduce the reliance on hydropower, especially during…
Tiny, self-propelled robots could someday be used to clean up radioactive waste. Credit: American Chemical Society According to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise…
Ionic channels in novel carbon greatly improve the ionic conductivity and ion kinetics for better electrochemical energy storage. Credit: ©Science China Press The rapid development…
The hydrogen storage and release capacity of HB sheets is exceptionally high due to their two-dimensional nature and unique electronic band structure. Credit: Nature Communications…
In this diagram of the new system, air entering from top right passes to one of two chambers (the gray rectangular structures) containing battery electrodes…
Technology affects every aspect of our lives. It affects the way we communicate, and how we travel, but it also determines how we learn, how…
This ‘artificial leaf’ uses water, sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce a widely-used gas, inspired by the natural process by which plants use the energy…