Australia’s “Fairy Circles” – Nature’s Hydrogen Goldmine?
Circular Depressions Seep Hydrogen Gas Naturally occurring hydrogen was discovered emanating from “fairy circles” in Australia. Pockmarked landscapes in Australia may be a treasure map…
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Major Power Efficiency Boost for Flexible Solar Cells
Scientists have recently tweaked the material of ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs) and achieved efficiencies in reach of their conventional solar-cell cousins. The results were…
Striking Gold – A Molecular Mystery Solution for Potential Clean Energy
Researchers led by Penn State claim that this understanding could pave the way for improvements in hydrogen activation and storage, contributing to advancements in clean…
Nanowire Innovation: Revolutionizing Fuel Cells With Enhanced Durability
The Los Alamos National Laboratory introduced a corrosion-resistant fuel cell design featuring a coaxial nanowire electrode. This innovative approach holds promise for heavy-duty trucking, showing…
The Future of Vision: Scientists Develop Flexible Cornea-Thin Battery Charged by Saline Solution
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a flexible battery that’s as thin as a human cornea. This innovative energy storage…
Brighter and More Efficient Next-Gen LEDs: Stanford Breakthrough Comes at a Cost
A Molecular Additive Enhances Next-Gen LEDs – But Shortens Their Lifespans By tinkering with the material makeup of perovskite LEDs, a cheaper and more easily…
“Truly Mind-Boggling” Breakthrough: Graphene Surprise Could Help Generate Hydrogen Cheaply and Sustainably
Researchers have discovered that graphene naturally allows proton transport, especially around its nanoscale wrinkles. This finding could revolutionize the hydrogen economy by offering sustainable alternatives…
Taming the Sun’s Inferno: Controlling Fusion Plasma Heat at 100 Million Degrees
An international team of researchers has discovered a method to predict and control the rotational temperatures of hydrogen molecules in fusion reactors. Humans may never…
Shattering Conventional Wisdom – Surprising Discovery Could Transform the Future of Electrochemical Devices
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have unveiled a surprising discovery that holds the potential to reshape the landscape of electrochemical devices. This new insight…
More Graphene Magic Starts When Flatness Ends: A Proton Permeability Puzzle Solved!
Researchers uncover graphene’s intrinsic proton permeability, offering a potential boost to the hydrogen economy and green hydrogen production. Researchers from The University of Manchester and…
Powering Ahead: Nobel-Winning Chemistry Unleashes Next-Generation Energy Storage Devices
Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications. Society’s increasing demand for high-voltage…
Long Considered Impossible in Physics: Nonlinear Circuit Harvests Clean Power Using Graphene
The discovery overturns more than a century of physics orthodoxy by identifying a new form of energy that can be extracted from ambient heat using…
Scientists Develop Aluminum-Ion Batteries With Improved Storage Capacity
A research group has created an organic redox polymer for use as a positive electrode in aluminum-ion batteries. Aluminum-ion batteries are emerging as a potential…
Chromium’s Rise: Game Changer in Replacing Rare and Expensive Noble Metals
Expensive noble metals often play a vital role in illuminating screens or converting solar energy into fuels. Now, chemists at the University of Basel have…
Chinese Scientists Develop a High-Performance Ultralong-Life Aqueous Zinc-Ion Battery
A research team at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS) of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), led by Prof. Zhao Bangchuan, developed a high-performance…
More Efficient Than Natural Photosynthesis – New Photocatalytic System Converts Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Fuel
A joint research team from the City University of Hong Kong (CityU) and collaborators recently developed a stable artificial photocatalytic system that is more efficient…
Windpark Fryslân: The World’s Largest Freshwater Wind Farm
Windpark Fryslân can produce enough electricity to power about half a million homes in the Netherlands. Windpark Fryslân, a leading-edge wind energy installation in the…
Triboelectric Nanogenerator – New Technology Successfully Harvests Electricity From Raindrops
When droplets of rain descend from the clouds, they generate a small amount of energy that can be captured and converted into electricity. This process…