A new study of the electrochemical capabilities of silicon clathrates has observed minimal structural and volume changes after the insertion of lithium.
Energy
Photothermal Desalination
How will the emerging field of photothermal materials applied to solar powered water desalination develop in the years ahead?
Unique large-scale battery system
Construction of the world’s first modular large-scale battery storage system begins in Aachen.
2015 Small Young Innovator Awards: winners announced!
Xiaodong Chen and Yi Cui will receive the 2015 Small Young Innovator Awards in Bejing on the 3rd of September 2015.
Performance Improves for Sodium-Ion Batteries
Batteries advance with improved efficiency in positive sodium-ion electrodes, achieved using copper and iron.
Solar energy that doesn’t block the view
MIT spin-off is producing highly transparent, efficient solar cells in its Silicon Valley pilot production facility.
Improved battery performance from tin oxide anodes
New form of tin oxide anode combined with carbon nanotubes shows increased electrical performance in lithium and sodium ion batteries.
Roll-to-roll printing of flexible organic power transistors
The same roll-to-roll printing methodologies can be explored for printing of electrochromics, transistor logic and solar cell power units.
Conference report: Advanced Battery Power
This symposium is a meeting place of academia and industry for discussing current trends and requirements of a battery’s life from cradle to grave.
Solar-powered family car of the future
A student team from Eindhoven University of Technology presents a new solar-powered family car that generates more power than it uses.
Popular
-
New theory suggests gravity is not a fundamental force
-
Higgs boson may be driving the Universe’s expansion
-
Water-powered gadgets may be on the horizon thanks to new evaporation-based energy device
-
Scientists discover a new class of antibiotics
-
Micron-sized hidden dimensions could solve two of physics’ deepest puzzles
-
A new type of dark matter could explain mysterious radiation from the Milky Way’s core