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04/21/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Hydrogen-bromide flow batteries could soon power the renewable energy industry (but release a dangerous, toxic gas)
An energy storage concept from the Radical ’60s could solve the biggest problem of the wind energy sector. In an article published in ScienceDaily, Kansas researchers have developed a viable hydrogen-bromine flow battery that could store excess electricity during the night. Anyone who has been in the Midwest is bound to run across a wind farm sooner […]
04/21/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists have developed new semiconductors that are more environmentally friendly
Concerned with the prevalence of useful but toxic perovskites in photovoltaic cells, a group of Iowa-based researchers devised alternative materials. They reported creating cheaper and eco-friendly semiconductors with similar performance, according to a ScienceDaily article. Perovskites are light-gathering materials used as semiconductors in solar panels. While highly efficient – called “wonder materials” by the solar […]
04/19/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Praise for the proton: Latest battery breakthrough may free us from lithium ion
We may finally be on the verge of a true alternative to costly lithium-ion batteries that rely on rare earth metals. Australian researchers recently debuted the first working example of a carbon-based rechargeable proton battery, according to an article on ScienceDaily. According to the RMIT University (RMIT) research team, their proton battery works in tandem […]
04/12/2018
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By David Williams
MIT researchers working on a nuclear fusion superconductor that will generate carbon-free limitless energy within 15 years
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have revealed that for the first time ever, nuclear fusion-based renewable energy may be achievable within the next 15 years. This is going to be made possible thanks in part to a collaboration of the university with a private company that goes by the name Commonwealth Fusion […]
04/07/2018
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By David Williams
Researchers discover a method to generate power from falling raindrops
Solar panels have proven to be highly effective sources of electricity, and they are shaping up to be the absolute best source of renewable energy now and in the future. A team of researchers wants to improve it even further, and now they’ve announced their latest innovation: Solar panels that can generate power from falling […]
04/01/2018
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By David Williams
Layered oxides may be the key to extending the life of the environmentally-friendly zinc-ion battery
The future of battery storage technology hangs in the balance. The standard lithium-ion battery technology that is widely used today, as it turns out, may not be the best solution for large-scale applications due to a number of reasons. Now a team of researchers has developed a way to create a viable alternative, in the […]
03/31/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Harnessing static electricity? Invention makes self-powered devices possible, without batteries
Do you remember your encounters with static electricity, e.g. every single time you walked across the carpet and grabbed the doorknob? Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) are unraveling the process with the hopes of turning it into an energy source, reported a Newswise article. According to Zhong Lin Wang, a Regent’s Professor at the university, […]
03/28/2018
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By David Williams
One step closer to stable fusion reactors: Scientists have created “quantum ball lightning” in the lab
Lightning and thunder go hand in hand. When you see a lightning bolt fly across the sky, you can be sure that you will hear a thunderclap shortly after that. But there is another natural phenomenon that occurs when lightning and thunder strike: Ball lightning. Now scientists have figured out a way to create it […]
03/22/2018
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By David Williams
Old chemistry may be the secret to new batteries for storing renewable energy
Lithium ion batteries may be the current global standard when it comes to battery storage technology, but numerous alternatives are also present. Sodium-ion batteries in particular are quite promising, and now a team of researchers have just discovered a way to make them much more efficient. Compared with lithium ion batteries, sodium-ion batteries still have […]
03/20/2018
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By Ethan Huff
Study of microbes found in cow stomachs could lead to energy extraction breakthrough, aiding in production of biofuels
To develop new techniques in maximizing food and fuel production in the modern age, researchers from The University in Edinburgh in the United Kingdom are turning to an unlikely source for answers: The living bacteria inside the guts of bovine animals. A new study claims that microbes may be the solution to figuring out how […]
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