Dec
31
Barriers Conquered for Bio Inspired Solar Energy Harvesting
December 31, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY), inspired by nature, can now demonstrate a synthetic strategy to stabilize bio-inspired solar energy harvesting materials. Their findings, published in the journal Nature Chemistry, could be a significant breakthrough in functionalizing molecular assemblies for future solar energy conversion technologies. In almost every corner of the world, […]
Dec
30
Hybrid Perovskites Properties Become Better Understood
December 30, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Kobe University’s Associate Professor Tachikawa Takashi and Dr. Karimata Izuru have succeeded in completely substituting the halide ions of perovskite nanocrystals (see #1 below) while maintaining their morphology and light-emitting efficiency. Hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites (see #2 below) have received much attention as potential next generation solar cells and as materials for light-emitting devices. By using […]
Dec
29
A Better Way to Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries
December 29, 2020 | Leave a Comment
University of California San Diego nanoengineers have developed a process for restoring spent cathodes to mint condition that could make it more economical to recycle lithium-ion batteries. The process is more environmentally friendly than today’s methods; it uses greener ingredients, consumes 80 to 90% less energy, and emits about 75% less greenhouse gases. The research […]
Dec
24
New Device Could Cut HVAC Energy By 20 Percent
December 24, 2020 | 2 Comments
Duke University engineers have demonstrated a dual-mode heating and cooling device for building climate control that, if widely deployed in the U.S., could cut HVAC energy use by nearly 20 percent. The invention uses a combination of mechanics and nanomaterials to either harness or expel certain wavelengths of light. Depending on conditions, rollers move a […]
Dec
23
More Work On Keeping Wind Energy Useful
December 23, 2020 | Leave a Comment
Researchers have reported to the American Physical Society that as wind energy scales up, researchers better able to study the fluid dynamics challenges. Twenty years ago, wind energy was mostly a niche industry that contributed less than 1% to the total electricity production in the United States. Wind has since emerged as a serious contender […]
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