The now-familiar sight of traditional propeller wind turbines could be replaced in the future with…
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.
Harnessing Solar Power for Hydrogen Fuel Production One prospective source of renewable energy is hydrogen…
Scientists discovered bacteria that convert copper sulfate into elemental copper, presenting an eco-friendly alternative to…
Clemson researchers have unveiled how ultrafast spectroscopy and electric fields expose electron defects in perovskite…
2D Materials Combine, Becoming Polarized and Giving Rise to Photovoltaic Effect For the first time,…
Researchers at Osaka University and JOANNEUM RESEARCH develop ultrathin self-powered e-health patches that can monitor…
Volcanic eruptions deep in our oceans are capable of extremely powerful releases of energy, at…
What Are Biofuels? Solar, wind, and other alternative energy sources have incredible potential to reduce…
Researchers have decoded the mechanism of FAP, a light-activated enzyme in microalgae that converts fatty…
U.S. fusion energy efforts gain momentum, with LLNL and NIF at the center of a…
Nanostructured material and a new cell design pave the way for the production of silicon…
Fusion reactors push material limits with extreme heat and radiation. Advances in steels and magnets…
New Paint Formulation Could Help Buildings Rely Less on Air Conditioning In an effort to…
Clemson physicist joins forces with collaborators from China and Denmark to create hybrid compound. Thermoelectrics…
Researchers at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are developing innovative technologies to convert food…
Mini-refineries using electrochemical reactions could convert waste biomass into clean fuels locally, offering a scalable,…
Household Boron Could Boost Fusion Power Want to improve your chances of making electricity from…
Biocrude Passes the 2,000-Hour Catalyst Stability Test A large-scale demonstration converting biocrude to renewable diesel…