May
31
Better Thermoelectric Materials Use A New Process
May 31, 2018 | 1 Comment
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers are using thermoelectric materials that when heated under high magnetic fields could produce record levels of energy. Improvements in thermoelectric materials – which spontaneously produce electricity when one side of the material is heated give rise to imagining being able to power your car partly from the heat that […]
May
30
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Scientists from the universities of Bristol and Cambridge have found a way to create polymeric semiconductor nanostructures that absorb light and transport its energy further than previously observed. The discovery could make possible more flexible and more efficient solar cells and photodetectors. The researchers, whose work appears in the journal Science, say their findings […]
May
29
Unexpected Role For Water In Energy Storage Material
May 29, 2018 | 1 Comment
North Carolina State University researchers have now discovered that water is performing a different role than anyone anticipated in a material with atomically thin layers of water that holds promise for battery to pseudo capacitor energy storage technologies. The finding was possible due to a new atomic force microscopy (AFM) method that measures the sub-nanoscale […]
May
24
Penn State researchers believe they have developed a 10-fold increase in the ability to harvest mechanical and thermal energy over standard piezoelectric composites. The new system may be possible using a piezoelectric ceramic foam supported by a flexible polymer support. In the search for ways to harvest small amounts of energy to run mobile electronic […]
May
23
Industrial Demo Confirms Efficient Biofuel Production
May 23, 2018 | 1 Comment
Sweden’s Chalmers University researchers have developed new technologies that can be used to convert industrial plants to produce fossil-free heat, electricity, fuel, chemicals and other materials. The technical potential is enormous. By using only Sweden’s currently existing power plants, renewable fuels equivalent to 10 percent of the world’s aviation fuel could be produced. Now, after […]