By redesigning catalysts at the atomic level, OSU researchers boosted hydrogen production efficiency nearly 1,000-fold.…
Browsing: Energy
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.
Sunlight boosts 2D perovskite solar cell efficiency, edging the technology toward real-world use. Using the…
A new computational simulator can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve…
Texas A&M scientists created advanced models revealing why nanomaterials resist radiation damage, offering insights for…
As part of the energy transition, the energy industry is looking toward the oceans for…
ESA and TalTech are studying iron pyrite microcrystals as scalable solar cells, potentially harvestable from…
Microscopic understanding of solvation structure reveals heterogeneity in the superconcentrated water-in-salt electrolytes. Lithium-ion batteries are…
Six Swedish universities have united in a major initiative focused on functional materials, with approximately…
The new community-wide outreach, education, and workforce development website provides centralized resources for all audiences.…
Atomic disorder on boron-based materials boosts hydrogen uptake rates and may reshape how scientists design…
Engineering Switchgrass for Greater Resilience An Oak Ridge National Laboratory team has successfully introduced a…
Three HZB teams led by Prof. Christiane Becker, Prof. Bernd Stannowski and Prof. Steve Albrecht…
Berkeley Lab study shows how battery-electric trains can deliver environmental justice, cost-savings, and resilience to…
Electrocatalyst Converts CO2 Into Multicarbon Products A new electrocatalyst called a-CuTi@Cu converts carbon dioxide (CO2…
A new study finds that investments in R&D on materials and chemistry were key, while…
In a new study, genetically engineered E. coli eat glucose, then help turn it into…
Rice lab finds 2D perovskite compound has the right stuff to challenge bulkier products. Rice…
New microscopy reveals that perovskites’ efficiency comes from “good” chemical disorder mitigating “bad” defects, unlocking…