Density Functional Theory (DFT) is a versatile and powerful quantum mechanical modeling technique.
Energy
High-Energy Supercapacitors based on Graphene Composites
A Chinese research team have constructed a powerful new supercapacitor using two types of graphene – composite and porous.
Eggshells for Electronics: Portable Supercapacitors
Out of the trash and into your smartphone: supercapacitors from eggshell membranes.
A New Oxidation State for Dysprosium
Professor Tetsuya Uda and co-workers have uncovered the first evidence of tetravalent dysprosium in a crystalline oxide material.
Record High for Screen-Printed Silicon Solar Cell
The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin in collaboration with Singulus Technologies have increased the conversion efficiency of screen-printed silicon solar cells to a record value of 20.1%.
Energy in Pictures – 2012/1
Energy research in pictures: Advanced Energy Materials covers from January 2012.
Measuring the Unmeasurable: Steelmaking, Fission Reactors, and Microalloyed Steels
A new model for steelmaking, fission reactor design, dissolution kinetics – this and more in the latest from Steel Research International.
BASF acquires extrusion technology from B.C. Foam: PET foams for the wind energy sector
BASF has purchased the PET foam business of the Italian company B.C. Foam S.p.A., headquartered in Volpiano.
DuPont and Yingli Green Energy enter $100M strategic agreement
DuPont says its commitment to supply growing solar market underscores aim to reduce global dependence on fossil fuels.
Storing Gas in a Carbon Fibre Vessel
Linde developed a new range of carbon fibre wrapped gas cylinders. Lighter than steel cylinders and equipped with in-built digital intelligence and regulators.
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