Jul
18
A Simple Way to Double Thermoelectric Harvest
July 18, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Osaka University researchers applied pressure to a material to induce a Lifshitz phase transition and, in a world-first, found a direct link between the Lifshitz transition and changes in the material’s thermoelectric properties. The ability of a thermoelectric material to produce electricity from waste heat was improved more than twofold. Understanding the effect of the […]
Jul
17
Activity of Platinum Fuel Cells Doubled
July 17, 2019 | Leave a Comment
An interdisciplinary research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has built platinum nanoparticles for catalysis in fuel cells: The new size-optimized catalysts are twice as good as the best process commercially available today. Fuel cells might well replace batteries as the power source for electric cars. They consume hydrogen, a gas which could […]
Jul
16
Using AI to Design More Efficient Heat Pumps
July 16, 2019 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) researchers have developed a method that uses artificial intelligence to design next-generation heat-pump compressors. Their method can cut the pumps’ power requirement by around 25%. In Switzerland, 50 to 60% of new homes are equipped with heat pumps. These systems draw in thermal energy from the surrounding environment […]
Jul
11
Produce Natural Gas While Storing Carbon Dioxide
July 11, 2019 | Leave a Comment
New research at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could unlock vast natural gas energy resources while helping fight climate change by trapping the carbon dioxide underground. The study, published in the journal Water Resources Research, used […]
Jul
10
Making Armor Coatings With Sugar
July 10, 2019 | Leave a Comment
A new discovery from the University of Virginia School of Medicine reveals how sugars could be used to make almost indestructible cloth and other materials. Nature figured it out long ago, but the answer has been hidden away in bubbling baths of acid. The secret to making clothing practically indestructible could be the same thing […]
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