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Researchers Examine Role of Energy Harvesters in the Growing IoT

In the modern world, people are widely surrounded by communication devices, digital sensors and cameras sending data cloud-based analysis services.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers Demonstrate Electrochemical Strategy for CO2 Fixation

Researchers working toward the mysterious lithium-air battery have unveiled an unexpected approach to capturing and storing carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere.

10 Aug 2017

Saliva-Powered Battery Shows Potential for Use in Extreme Conditions

A team of researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed the following step in microbial fuel cells (MFCs): a battery triggered by spit that can be used in challenging conditions where normal batteries do not function.

9 Aug 2017

MIT’s Energy Startup Develops New Method to Reduce Water Usage in Power Plants

Infinite Cooling, an energy startup founded at MIT, pitched its business plan to a panel of energy experts and won first place at the second annual Cleantech University Prize (UP) national competition in Austin, Texas, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

9 Aug 2017

RIT Researchers Use Nanowires to Enhance Solar Cell Technology

Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are expanding solar cell technology using nanowires to capture more of the sun’s energy and transform it into usable electricity.

28 Jul 2017

Single Catalyst Could Split Water into Oxygen and Hydrogen to Produce Clean Energy

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have developed a single catalyst that can simplify the splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen to generate clean energy.

27 Jul 2017

Research Details New Advances for Lithium-Ion Batteries to Operate in Extreme Environments

Lithium-ion batteries are common power sources for cellphones and other electronic gadgets, however they tend to be problematic in extreme cold or heat. A Rice University laboratory has proposed ways to expand their range.

27 Jul 2017

MIT Chemist Investigates Electrons and Chemical Bonds to Enhance Sustainable Energy Solutions

Troy Van Voorhis remembers being jolted by the announcement in 1989, when he was in the seventh grade, that researchers had successfully demonstrated cold fusion.

25 Jul 2017

Nanomaterial catalyst has potential to improve solar energy storage

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland have developed a new material that acts as a catalyst within the electrolyser, potentially making such devices cheaper and more efficient in the future.

18 Jul 2017

New Findings Could Open New Avenues for Developing Lithium Batteries with Solid Electrolytes

Today, most of lithium-ion batteries, which power everything from phones to cars, use a liquid as the electrolyte between two electrodes. Although a solid electrolyte could offer major benefits for safety and energy storage capacity, its effort to do this have faced unexpected challenges.

18 Jul 2017