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Rutgers Project Aims to Improve Quality of Life in Cities and Protect Planet

When Superstorm Sandy lashed New Jersey in 2012, Narayan B. Mandayam lost power in his East Brunswick home for five days.

23 Dec 2016

New Battery Test Cell Allows Separate Investigation of Anionic and Cationic Reactions

For years, small rechargeable lithium-ion batteries have reliably supplied billions of portable devices with energy. But manufacturers of high-energy applications such as electric cars and power storage systems seek for new electrode materials and electrolytes.

15 Dec 2016

New Plug and Play Solar Panels Could Provide 57 GW of Renewable Energy

A new study shows a huge US market for plug and play solar energy, with billions of dollars in retail sales and energy savings. So what's holding up widespread use?

6 Dec 2016

Study Shows Ultrathin Porous Catalysts Could Convert Water into Fuel

Researchers at Griffith University continue to lead the way in harnessing renewable energy sources that not only promise to be the next generation of clean fuel, but also hold potential for improved solar conversion and energy storage devices.

2 Dec 2016

New Technology Converts Electricity into Methane Gas

One of the biggest challenges to wider adoption of wind and solar power is how to store the excess energy they often produce.

2 Dec 2016

New Approach Could Make Solar Power Cheaper and More Commercially Viable

Thanks to a team of researchers at the University of Warwick, a breakthrough in solar power could make it more economical and commercially feasible. In a research paper published in Nature Energy, Dr Ross Hatton, Professor Richard Walton and colleagues, state how solar cells could be manufactured in a more adaptable and simpler manner than their existing counterparts

24 Nov 2016