By applying pressure and heat, researchers stabilized a high-efficiency perovskite solar material, paving the way…
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.
New research reveals how spectral-splitting hybrid solar collectors can achieve peak performance by optimizing PV…
Manipulating materials at a fundamental level, MIT’s Ju Li reveals new properties for energy applications.…
Scientists reveal a new nanostructure that could revolutionize technology in batteries and beyond. New research…
Advanced X-ray techniques yield insights into a bacterial enzyme that turns methane gas into liquid…
Chemists, engineers create a key component of bioenergy production in the lab. Scientists have figured…
A moisture-trapping battery separator may cut lithium-ion battery costs by eliminating the need for dry…
What Is a Tokamak? A tokamak is a machine that confines a plasma using magnetic…
Researchers leverage renewable electricity for widespread, distributed hydrogen fuel production. Northwestern University researchers have developed…
A new rocket thruster using magnetic reconnection could enable much faster space travel. A new…
Fast, One-Step Assembly at Room Temperature Yields High Efficiency at Low Cost Seawater makes up…
Real-time 3D imaging shows voids at solid-state battery interfaces cause failure, offering clues for improving…
Thicker films and a new additive helped OIST scientists make larger, more efficient perovskite solar…
Dotty graphene and doping: Whatever it takes for Russia’s record plasmonics to shine. Physicists from…
New anode for aqueous batteries allows use of cheap, plentiful seawater as an electrolyte. Lithium-ion…
By 2050, most of humanity will live downstream of large dams built in the 20th…
Development of flexible thermoelectric devices with maximized flexibility and high efficiency; enabling mass production with…
An anode-free zinc battery design improves safety, lowers cost, and offers stable energy storage, making…