A new paper to be published on December 16, 2019, provides a significant new insight…
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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.
Fusion by strong lasers: HZDR scientists want to use quantum mechanics to trigger the fusion…
Scientists devise new catalyst that uses light to turn carbon dioxide to fuel. The concentration…
Engineers have characterized the thermal energy conversion mechanism in the lattice of an advanced nanomaterial…
Coal use is down dramatically in the United States and the European Union, and renewable…
Engineers from Carnegie Mellon University’s Scott Institute for Energy Innovation have compiled carbon emissions for…
In the aftermath of the notorious accidents in the history of nuclear energy at Three…
Discovery means simpler and cheaper manufacturing methods are actually beneficial for the material’s use in…
Using waste heat helps cut cost of producing hydrogen. Hydrogen as an energy carrier can…
The ‘e-textile’ prototype uses sustainable and low-cost materials like tomato skin. Researchers of the Faculty…
Device offers a new avenue for capitalizing on abundant solar energy. Researchers from the University…
Dr. Tony Shien-Ping Feng of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong…
The efficiency of solar panels is hampered by a ‘Goldilocks’ problem: the light needs to…
A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This allows…
North Carolina State University researchers have developed what is, to date, the most efficient means…
A research team from Nuremberg and Erlangen has set a new record for the power…
The storage of energy for long periods of time is subject to special challenges. An…
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have taken a giant stride towards solving a riddle that…