Bicyclic Carbon Fixation—NREL scientists have designed a pathway for speeding up CO2 fermentation in some species of bacteria. The resulting molecule—acetyl-CoA, with its two unique…
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This huge development, in the opinion of the researchers, will eventually help to fully realize the enormous potential of hydrogen fuel cells. The commercialization of…
A fish-safe turbine designed by Natel Energy. Credit: Courtesy of Natel Energy Natel Energy, launched by sibling MITMIT is an acronym for the Massachusetts Institute…
A team of physicists from UNLV’s Nevada Extreme Conditions Lab (NEXCL) used a diamond anvil cell, a research device similar to the one pictured, in…
A new hydrogen fuel cell is not only the world’s most durable[1] to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving the way for a wider…
Considerable performance gains in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells (such as that pictured here) can be achieved by adding a magnesium fluoride interlayer. Credit: © 2022…
The liquid metal batteries invented by Donald Sadoway consist of three liquid layers of different densities, which naturally separate in the same way as oil…
Society needs more and better batteries to power fleets of electric cars. Thanks to the boom in renewables, these days the limiting factor of the…
What if we could retrofit virtually every coal and gas power plant in the world to use a carbon-free energy source deep below our feet…
Nuclear fusion facility: JET interior with superimposed plasma. Nuclear fusion energy could be a pivotal sustainable energy source to complement renewables. Credit: UKAEA The old…
An emerging class of solar energy technology, made with perovskite semiconductors, has passed the long-sought milestone of a 30-year lifetime. The Princeton Engineering researchers who…
Fission surface power systems – depicted in this conceptual illustration – could provide reliable power for human exploration of the Moon under Artemis. Credit: NASA…
A University of Chicago scientist is demystifying the dark art of electrolyte design. Creating the Building Blocks for Next-Generation Batteries With more than a trillion…
Researchers have created a device that is capable of turning infrared heat into electricity through the use of a power-generation device called a ‘thermo-radiative diode’.…
A wide-spread soil mineral, alpha-iron-(III) oxyhydroxide, was found to become a recyclable catalyst for carbon dioxide photoreduction into formic acid. Credit: Professor Kazuhiko Maeda Converting…
Scientists have improved the electrical performance of lithium-ion batteries in extreme cold with a new anode made with a bumpy carbon-based material. If you have…
A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin also stores tremendous…
Newly published research proposes optimal design elements of aqueous electrolytes for use in low-temperature aqueous batteries. Energy storage via rechargeable battery technology powers our digital…
A type of artificial intelligence called machine learning can help scale up manufacturing of perovskite solar cells. Perovskite materials would be superior to silicon in…