Underwater solar cells to harvest renewable energy
A team from US Naval Research Laboratory leaded by Philip Jenkins recently demonstrated a method for harvesting solar power underwater at depths of 30...
Wireless power via laser?
Wireless power via lasers can be used anywhere that it’s too expensive or impractical to run an extension cord.
Communication towers on mountain tops are...
A solar sandwich to power future buildings
All in one: A new electricity generating building component is being developed at EPFL
Most modern buildings are composed of several layers of materials, each...
Nanocable could be big boon for energy storage
Thanks to a little serendipity, researchers at Rice University have created a tiny coaxial cable that is about a thousand times smaller than a...
Underwater solar energy
Underwater autonomous systems and sensor platforms are severely limited by the lack of long endurance power sources. To date, these systems must rely on...
Sharing power between electric-powered vehicles and homes
Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) announces that it has developed a vehicle to home1(V2H) system for the mutual sharing of power between electric-powered vehicles, such...
COOL BLUE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BUILDINGS
A new type of durable, environmentally-benign blue pigment discovered at Oregon State University has also been found to have unusual characteristics in reflecting heat...
Development of Nonvolatile White Light-Emitting Liquid
A research team headed by Dr. Takashi Nakanishi, a Principal Researcher of the Organic Materials Group of the NIMS Polymer Materials Unit, developed a...
Fifth annual e-waste recycling event is a success
University staff and faculty, along with the help of the local community, contributed to the collection of 220 tons of electronic waste during the...
Unzipped carbon nanotubes could help energize fuel cells and batteries
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes riddled with defects and impurities on the outside could replace some of the expensive platinum catalysts used in fuel cells and...