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Energy is a fundamental concept in science, representing the capacity to do work or produce change. It exists in many forms—including kinetic, potential, thermal, chemical, and nuclear—and powers everything from the tiniest atomic interactions to the largest cosmic events. In physics and engineering, energy is conserved and transformed, while in fields like biology and environmental science, it’s essential for sustaining life and driving ecological systems. This page features the latest research on how energy is generated, transferred, stored, and harnessed—spanning innovations in renewable energy, cutting-edge materials, and the physics that underlie it all.
A tandem solar cell using organic semiconductors and perovskite achieved a record 24% efficiency, with…
Power flowing both ways across the Canada–U.S. border offers a pathway to clean electricity in…
Nuclear fusion hit a milestone thanks to better reactor walls – this engineering advance is…
From nuclear proliferation to climate change, Richard K. Lester taps research talent to map a…
Data from the Tropomi instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite has been used to detect…
Yogesh Surendranath and his team are bringing powerful techniques of electrochemistry to bear on the…
Harvesting energy from the temperature difference between photovoltaic cell, surrounding air leads to a viable,…
A POSTECH research team led by Professor Gil-Ho Lee and Gil Young Cho (Department of…
State-of-the-art method reveals never-before-seen atomic structures controlling the process. Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric…
Rice study shows how proposed projects could eliminate need for coal, drastically cut pollution. Texas…
Quantum charging will cut the charging time of electric vehicles from ten hours to three…
A new cleaning method could remove dust on solar installations in water-limited regions, improving overall…
A new sustainable and practical method for producing hydrogen from water has been discovered by…
New battery material offers promise for the development of all-solid batteries. In the quest for…
A method for stabilizing the interfaces in solid-state lithium-ion batteries opens new possibilities. In the…
We know triple-pane windows conserve energy, reduce noise, and lower home energy bills; now they…
Researchers have made tiny ‘skyscrapers’ for communities of bacteria, helping them to generate electricity from…