Engineers Design Calcium-Based Multi-Element for Liquid Batteries
In a newly published study, MIT researchers show that calcium can form the basis for both the negative electrode layer and the molten salt that…
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Sustainable Power Sources Based on High Efficiency Thermopower Wave Devices
Engineers from MIT have developed an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials. The batteries that power…
New Material Can Store Solar Energy During the Day and Release it Later as Heat
Engineers from MIT have developed a new material could harvest sunlight by day and release heat on demand hours or days later. Imagine if your…
Floating Nuclear Power Plant that is Safer and Cheaper
Since nuclear power plants emit no carbon dioxide, they are considered an important component for a greener energy future. A new nuclear power plant promises…
Thermal-Imaging Quickly Tracks Energy Leaks in Homes and Buildings
New thermal-imaging cars from MIT spinout Essess can quickly track energy leaks in thousands of homes and buildings, helping owners curb energy loss. In 2007,…
Floating Nuclear Power Plants Could Enhance Safety
MIT researchers detail how a floating nuclear power plant design could provide enhanced safety – it would be unaffected by the motions of a tsunami…
Power Conserving Chip May Increase Smartphone Battery Life
A new power-conserving chip developed by MIT spinout Eta Devices may increase smartphone battery life and save energy in cell towers. Stream video on your…
The Prospects for the Development of Clean Fuels Are Improving
New insights into the details of photosynthetic water splitting have provided a blueprint for synthetic systems that could store sunlight energy in chemical energy carriers….
Researchers Pinpoint the Source of a Mysterious Magnetism
In a newly published study, researchers from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory proved that the magnetism in the LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure comes from the titanium atom. Scientists…
Nanosheet-Flower Structure Boosts Energy Storage
This flower-like structure is made out of germanium sulfide (GeS), a semiconductor material that has extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area. The GeS…
Electrified Graphene Serves as a Shutter for Terahertz and Infrared Wavelengths of Light
New research from scientists at Rice University shows that when voltage is applied to a sheet of graphene on a silicon-based substrate it can turn…
PNNL Developed Small Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Achieves 57 Percent Efficiency
A newly developed small-scale solid oxide fuel cell system that achieves up to 57 percent efficiency may find it ways into homes in the future….
Floating “Power Buoy” Creates Electricity from Ocean Waves
In an effort to harness the power of ocean waves, engineers designed and built a floating “power buoy” that measures 8 feet across, 10 feet…
NDCX-II, A Special-Purpose Particle Accelerator
A team of engineers and scientists just completed work on NDCX-II, a special-purpose particle accelerator designed to produce a high-quality, dense beam that can rapidly…
Berkeley Lab Software to Optimize Jail Microgrid
Residents of northern California won’t have to worry about prisoners escaping from the Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail in the event of a major earthquake….
Computer Simulation Shows High-Gain Nuclear Fusion
In a method that appears to be 50 times more efficient than using X-rays, computer simulations showed that high-gain nuclear fusion is possible in a…
Graphite Foam Could Harness Energy from Temperature Gradient in Oceans
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) think that they could use graphite foam to harness energy from the temperature gradient in tropical waters,…
Study Shows that Cephalopods Travel Faster in Air than in Water
A new study, using high-speed photography, shows that squids can save energy by flying rather than swimming. Some species of Cephalopoda can launch themselves into…