One billion Euro for graphene research project
Graphene, the world’s thinnest and most versatile material discovered by University of Manchester professors Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, has been selected...
Harnessing the Energy from Saltwater
A large source of renewable energy could be the saltwater. Is required energy to desalinate the water and then to sustain the reverse process...
Nanocone – based solar cell with 80 percent conversion efficiency
With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power...
Solar Roadways to generate electrical power
The Solar highway is an intelligent road that provides clean renewable energy, while providing safer driving conditions, along with power and data delivery. The...
Developing a high-performance low-cost green LEDs, the key to white LEDs
First discovered in the 1920s, LEDs – light-emitting diodes – are semiconductors that convert electricity into light.
When switched on, swarms of electrons pass through...
Cheaper Hydrogen Fuel Cells Soon Available
Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists have developed a way to avoid the use of expensive platinum in hydrogen fuel cells, the environmentally friendly devices...
Miniature Fuel Cells To Power Mobile Phones
Technology using catalysts which make hydrogen from formic acid could eventually replace lithium batteries and power a host of mobile devices.
Edman Tsang of ...
Trap Light – Converting Waste Energy Back Into Light
Gionata Gatto and Mike Thompson created a new lamp that is completely powered by light energy absorbed from ambient sources.
By utilizing photo luminescent pigments...
Smart Windows – Block Heat On Hot Days But Let In The Heat In...
New materials science research could hasten the creation of "smart" windows that reflect heat from the sun on hot summer days but let in...
Self-cooling effect in graphene at nanoscale
With the first observation of thermoelectric effects at graphene contacts, University of Illinois researchers found that graphene transistors have a nanoscale cooling effect that...