The World’s Smallest Battery
A benchtop version of the world’s smallest battery — its anode a single nanowire one seven-thousandth the thickness of a human hair — has...
Rising demand for wind turbines and electric vehicles could strain supplies of some rare...
As the world moves toward greater use of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy sources, a possible bottleneck looms, according to a new MIT study: the...
The EuroLiion project to develop more flexible and cost effective battery system with high...
TU Delft is leading a new project sponsored by the European Commission in which research institutes, universities and the battery and automotive industry from...
Portable fuel cell to charge smartphones
An AUS Company announced the possibility that its portable, pocket size fuel cell can charge a smartphone a dozen times before refill with butane...
Electromagnetic Harvester could charge very low-powered devices
As in the adage of Sir Antoine Lavoisier, “in nature nothing is lost, nothing is gained, everything transforms,” the energy is in a continue...
Electrically conductive gel – now printable
Researchers from Stanford University have invented an electrically conductive gel, quick and easy to make, which can be applied onto a surface with an...
Greener Grill Prototype using Solar Thermal Energy
Funny but very practical idea developed by MIT students, a new type of solar powered outdoor grill.
Based on MIT professor David Wilson technology, this...
$2 million award to provide clean energy to clean vehicles efficiently
The two-year project, supported by the South Coast Air Quality Management District and involving a number of public and private partners, will build solar...
Cheap batteries based on biological polymer
A breakthrough for inexpensive electricity from solar cells, and a massive investment in wind power, will mean a need to store energy in an...
Testing batteries from the inside
There is an ever-increasing need for advanced batteries for portable electronics, such as phones, cameras, and music players, but also to power electric vehicles...