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Researchers Design Mechanical Energy Transducer Based on Flexible Organic Ionic Diodes

A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy that is currently mostly wasted due to its characteristic low frequency and use it to power next-generation electronic devices.

16 Dec 2016

Nanostructured Device has Ability to Disinfect Water Faster than Conventional Methods

Around the world, the only way to make germy water safe is through a boiling process, which uses a lot of fuel.

16 Aug 2016

Researchers Develop Materials that Produce Fuels by Consuming Carbon Dioxide

Although the concept of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into stored energy sounds like science fiction, researchers have continually tried to find simple techniques to transform CO2 into fuels or other functional chemicals.

4 Aug 2016

NTU Researchers Invent New Nanofilter for Efficient Wastewater Treatment

A team of researchers from at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore have developed a new nanofilter capable of reducing the energy required to treat wastewater. The amount of energy is reduced up to five times the normal quantity required for the treatment.

8 Jul 2016

Nanoparticles Could Make Wind Turbines, Electric Cars More Affordable

Rare earth elements are critical materials that are largely depended by many technologies ranging from electric vehicles to wind turbines. Although these materials are abundantly available, it is expensive and also difficult to obtain.

3 Jun 2016

University of Houston's Debora Rodrigues Receives C3E Research Award for Work in Clean Energy

Debora Rodrigues, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Houston, has received the 2016 C3E Research Award. Her work focuses on developing bio- and nanotechnologies to reduce energy costs in water and wastewater treatment.

27 May 2016

Chinese Researchers Introduce New Approach for Making All-Weather Solar Cell

Solar energy is on the rise. Many technical advances have made solar cells quite efficient and affordable in recent years.

4 Apr 2016

HZB Researchers Produce Hybrid Structure that Achieves 12% Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency

An innovative process has been developed by researchers at the HZB Institute to produce highly sensitive semiconductors from solar fuels. They could be used in the solar water splitting process, using an organic, transparent protective layer.

23 Mar 2016

Scientists Use Leaves and Sodium to Make Batteries

ACS Applied Materials Interfaces recently published a study by University of Maryland scientists, who have discovered a new method for preparing batteries. This new preparation method starts with baking a leaf, and then adding sodium. The scientists used a carbonized oak leaf filled with sodium as a negative terminal or anode for the demonstration battery.

1 Feb 2016

Researchers Observe Molecular Processes of Organic Solar Cells

A group of scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has successfully observed the unique molecular processes that occur during the production of organic solar cells.

13 Jan 2016