Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of…
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.
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and…
Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers…
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power — transforming…
Scientists show how using only water, iron, nickel and electricity can create hydrogen energy much…
Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest…
A major issue with operating ring-shaped fusion facilities known as tokamaks is keeping the plasma…
MIT study finds that challenges in measuring and mitigating leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse…
A new paper to be published on December 16, 2019, provides a significant new insight…
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…