New self-assembling photovoltaic technology that repairs itself
Molecules can turn sunlight into electricity and can be broken down and quickly reassembled.
Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been...
Car Battery Are More Friendly Environmental Than Believe
Another way of thinking is necessary when you try to compare the environmental effects of battery powered cars to those caused by conventionally fuelled...
Graphite foam technology licensed to LED North America
Technology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode (Led) lamps has been licensed to...
New idea to harnessing lightning strikes electrical charges for electricity
Wednesday a group of chemists from the University of Campinas in Brazil presented theirs research at 240th National Meeting of the American chemical Society...
Hi-tech rechargeable batteries to be woven into fabrics
Scientists reported progress in using a common virus to develop improved materials for high-performance, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that could be woven into clothing to...
The Jatropha Curcas Genome Completed Sequencing
Jatropha curcas is a non-edible shrub that is native to Central America. Its seeds contain high amounts of oil that can be used...
Solar Energy Helps Rural Communities of Africa
One quarter of the world's population live without electricity, according to a United Nations report that is almost 1.5 billion people. When we talk...
Scientists reveal graphene mystery
Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in...
Solar powered toothbrush requires no toothpaste
For now on you can travel without any worries. No matter if you forgot the toothpaste; most important thing is to take your toothbrush...
Wind energy can be produced and saved using a new technology
Researchers in Denmark discovered a new way to store wind energy in giant synthetic air bags buried under sand dunes has proved to...