Read article: Purple bacteria produce hydrogen from waste water
Purple bacteria produce hydrogen from waste water
The first ever battery-like bioelectrochemical system could be used to generate biofuel while capturing CO2
Read article: Purple bacteria produce hydrogen from waste water
Read article: Beyond the lithium-ion battery
Beyond the lithium-ion battery
Engineering a sustainable, electrified future means developing materials with properties that surpass those found in current technologies
Read article: Maxwell model optimizes motion energy harvesters
Maxwell model optimizes motion energy harvesters
Using a model for triboelectric nanogenerators based on the Maxwell equations, researchers identify designs and conditions that optimize performance
Read article: Fade boosts lithium battery stability
Fade boosts lithium battery stability
A gradual blend from a lithiophilic to a lithiophobic material makes batteries resilient to damaging dendrite formation
Read article: Energy storage technologies vie for investment
Energy storage technologies vie for investment
Ideas abound for alternative energy storage technologies, but investment remains key for real-world change
Read article: Specific nanocatalyst placements improve visible-light water splitting
Specific nanocatalyst placements improve visible-light water splitting
Utilizing the anisotropy of nanorods to separately anchor hydrogen reduction and water oxidation co-catalysts could provide the key to efficient water splitting
Read article: Multifunctional carbon fibres enable massless energy storage
Multifunctional carbon fibres enable massless energy storage
Studies reveal potential for battery functionality in structural features of vehicles
Read article: High-efficiency perovskite photovoltaics beat deterioration and cost
High-efficiency perovskite photovoltaics beat deterioration and cost
University of Oxford researchers provide a proof-of-principle study to demonstrate the possibility of commercializing concentrator photovoltaics using metal halide perovskites
Read article: Lithium-oxygen batteries broach 100% coulombic efficiency
Lithium-oxygen batteries broach 100% coulombic efficiency
By combining an inorganic electrolyte and cathode with elevated temperatures, researchers show that lithium-oxygen batteries can reversibly charge and discharge with a coulombic efficiency close to 10...
Read article: Niobium tungsten oxides help make faster-charging batteries
Niobium tungsten oxides help make faster-charging batteries
Micron-sized particles intercalate large quantities of lithium at high rates
