Argonne’s new electrolyte mixture stabilizes silicon anodes during cycling. The lithium-ion battery is ubiquitous. Because…
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.
University of Oregon researchers find that smaller catalytic nanoparticles may be vital for many kinds…
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to…
Scientists from NUST MISIS developed a unique composite material that can be used in harsh…
A new concept for an aluminum battery has twice the energy density as previous versions,…
Design would enable thermophotovoltaic devices that convert waste heat to electricity. Durham, N.C. — Electrical…
Scientists find a new way to capture heat that otherwise would have been lost. An…
SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore…
A new way to convert carbon dioxide into the building block for sustainable liquid fuels…
Wide-gap non-fullerene acceptor enabling high-performance organic photovoltaic cells for indoor applications. Swedish and Chinese scientists…
An inexpensive thermoelectric device harnesses the cold of space without active heat input, generating electricity…
A thermoelectric generator is built whose cold side radiates heat to the sky Night-time power…
Rice University’s ‘green’ invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels. A common greenhouse gas could…
Securing enough energy to meet human needs is one of the greatest challenges society has…
The development may have broad implications for efficient harvesting, storing, and control of energy flow…
Understanding strontium titanate’s odd behavior will aid efforts to develop materials that conduct electricity with…
Polymeric carbon nitrides exhibit a catalytic effect in sunlight that can be used for the…
Our power grid works at a frequency of 50 hertz – usually generated by turbines,…