Electricity News
May 3, 2024
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May 2, 2024 — Physicists developed a technique to arrange atoms in much closer proximity than previously possible, down to 50 nanometers. The group plans to use the method to manipulate atoms into configurations that could generate the first purely magnetic ...
May 2, 2024 — Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available mineral ...
May 2, 2024 — A new prototype sensor is capable of detecting errors in MRI scans using laser light and gas. The new sensor can thereby do what is impossible for current electrical sensors -- and hopefully pave the way for MRI scans that are better, cheaper and ...
May 1, 2024 — A research team has created an innovative method to control tiny magnetic states within ultrathin, two-dimensional van der Waals magnets -- a process akin to how flipping a light switch controls a ...
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May 1, 2024 — Scientists have dramatically reduced the time and energy required to chill materials to temperatures near absolute zero. Their prototype refrigerator ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Engineers in Australia have found a new way to make power-pole insulators resistant to fire and electrical sparking, promising to prevent dangerous pole-top fires and reduce blackouts. Pole-top fires ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Electric bicycle rebates have exploded in popularity in North America as transportation planners try to get people out of their cars and into healthier, more climate-friendly alternatives. However, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago. However, making these motors do actual work proved to be a challenge. In a new paper, scientists describe improvements that ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Interactions between wind turbines could reduce power output by 30% in proposed offshore wind farm areas along the East Coast, new research has found. In all, the farms could still meet 60% of the ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — A new study uncovers a switchable, atomically-thin metal-organic material that could be used in future low-energy electronic technologies. The study shows that electron interactions in this material ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river's water ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Scientists have succeeded in simulating the magnetization reversal of Nd-Fe-B magnets using large-scale finite element models constructed based on tomographic data obtained by electron microscopy. ...
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May 2, 2024 — Scientists have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have for the first time recorded X-rays being produced at the beginning of upward positive lightning flashes; an observation that gives important insight into the origins of this rare -- ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Two of the biggest challenges faced by new and potential electric vehicle (EV) drivers are range anxiety and speed of charging, but these shouldn't have to be challenges at all. Researchers ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers deploy an array of microscopic coils to create a magnetic field and stimulate individual neurons. The magnetic field can induce an electric field in any nearby neurons, the same effect ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a unique property, the quantum metric, within magnetic materials, altering the 'electron universe' geometry. This distinct electric signal challenges traditional ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Lithium salts make batteries powerful but expensive. An ultralow-concentration electrolyte based on the lithium salt LiDFOB may be a more economical and more sustainable alternative. Cells using ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — As early adopters of electric vehicles (EVs) trade up for the latest models, the used EV market is beginning to mature in the United States. Yet many potential buyers, particularly low-income ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The development can efficiently ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A new study reveals how noise is generated and propagated from these engines, technically known as boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure. ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — A new fabric-based touch sensor used machine learning to control mobile apps, video games and other devices while integrated into ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Scientists Capture X-Rays from Upward Positive Lightning
- Robotic Nerve 'cuffs' Could Help Treat a Range of Neurological Conditions
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Key to Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells
- How Electric Vehicle Drivers Can Escape Range Anxiety
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- This Salt Battery Harvests Osmotic Energy Where the River Meets the Sea
- A Simple 'twist' Improves the Engine of Clean Fuel Generation
- Condensed Matter Physics: Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Magnetic Microcoils Unlock Targeted Single-Neuron Therapies for Neurodegenerative Disorders
- Manipulating the Geometry of 'electron Universe' In Magnets
Monday, April 22, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- A Flexible and Efficient DC Power Converter for Sustainable-Energy Microgrids
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Silent Flight Edges Closer to Take Off
- Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient Than Previously Thought
- Machine Learning Used to Create a Fabric-Based Touch Sensor
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- Quantum Electronics: Charge Travels Like Light in Bilayer Graphene
- Creating an Island Paradise in a Fusion Reactor
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Quantum Precision: A New Kind of Resistor
- Pyrite, Also Known as Fool's Gold, May Contain Valuable Lithium, a Key Element for Green Energy
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- 'Surprising' Hidden Activity of Semiconductor Material Spotted by Researchers
- Nanoscale Movies Shed Light on One Barrier to a Clean Energy Future
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- New Device Gathers, Stores Electricity in Remote Settings
- Subterranean Storage of Hydrogen
- BESSY II: How Pulsed Charging Enhances the Service Time of Batteries
Monday, April 8, 2024
- Will the Convergence of Light and Matter in Janus Particles Transcend Performance Limitations in the Optical Display Industry?
- Engineers Design Soft and Flexible 'skeletons' For Muscle-Powered Robots
- New Four-Terminal Tandem Organic Solar Cell Achieves 16.94% Power Conversion Efficiency
Friday, April 5, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Progress in Quantum Physics: Researchers Tame Superconductors
- Researchers 3D Print Key Components for a Point-of-Care Mass Spectrometer
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- 'Tug of War' Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials
- For Mining in Arid Regions to Be Responsible, We Must Change How We Think About Water
- Researchers Discover 'neutronic Molecules'
- Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
- Drawing Inspiration from Plants: A Metal-Air Paper Battery for Wearable Devices
- Unleashing Disordered Rocksalt Oxides as Cathodes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries
- Magnetic Fields Boost Clean Energy
- A Simple Way to Harvest More 'blue Energy' From Waves
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Building Blocks for Greener Energy: Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurface
- Chemistry Researchers Modify Solar Technology to Produce a Less Harmful Greenhouse Gas
- New Materials Discovered for Safe, High-Performance Solid-State Lithium-Ion Batteries
- Researchers Discover Dual Topological Phases in an Intrinsic Monolayer Crystal
Monday, April 1, 2024
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Study Unlocks the Power of Visible Light for Sustainable Chemistry
- Nuclear Fusion, Lithium and the Tokamak: Adding Just Enough Fuel to the Fire
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- A Tiny Spot Leads to a Large Advancement in Nano-Processing, Researchers Reveal
- Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy
- Implantable Batteries Can Run on the Body's Own Oxygen
- A Solar Cell You Can Bend and Soak in Water
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost
- New All-Liquid Iron Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage
- Quantum Interference Could Lead to Smaller, Faster, and More Energy-Efficient Transistors
- In-Situ Observation of Nanoscale Heat Propagation
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Downscaling Storage Devices: Magnetic Memory Based on the Chirality of Spiral Magnets
- Researchers Take Major Step Toward Developing Next-Generation Solar Cells
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Molecular Crystal Motors Move Like Microbes When Exposed to Light
- Brain-Inspired Wireless System to Gather Data from Salt-Sized Sensors
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Harnessing Hydrogen at Life's Origin
- Reimagining the Future of Solar Energy
- Fast-Charging Lithium-Sulphur Batteries on the Horizon
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- New Study Shows Analog Computing Can Solve Complex Equations and Use Far Less Energy
- An Electricity Generator Inspired by the Drinking Bird Toy Powers Electronics With Evaporated Water
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Scientists Use Novel Technique to Create New Energy-Efficient Microelectronic Device
- You Don't Need Glue to Hold These Materials Together -- Just Electricity
- Scientists Reveal the First Unconventional Superconductor That Can Be Found in Mineral Form in Nature
- New High-Performance Solar Cell Material
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- Batteries for Airborne Electric Vehicles That Take Off and Land Vertically
- Spiral Wrappers Switch Nanotubes from Conductors to Semiconductors and Back
Monday, March 11, 2024
Friday, March 8, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Nanodevices Can Produce Energy from Evaporating Tap or Seawater
- Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Novel Device for Stomach Complaints Has Successful Human Trial
- One Way to Improve a Fusion Reaction: Use Weaknesses as Strengths
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Scientists Put Forth a Smarter Way to Protect a Smarter Grid
- Researchers Use Liquid Crystals to Control Polarization Inside Laser-Written Waveguides
- Tests Show High-Temperature Superconducting Magnets Are Ready for Fusion
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Unlocking the Potential of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Advanced Binders
- Lithium-Ion Batteries from Drones Might Find Second Lives in Less 'stressful' Devices
- Hurricanes and Power Grids: Eliminating Large-Scale Outages With a New Approach
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Researchers Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
- A Bright Idea for Recycling Rare-Earth Phosphors from Used Fluorescent Bulbs
- Study Unlocks Nanoscale Secrets for Designing Next-Generation Solar Cells
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Trapping and Excitation of the Simplest Molecule
- Researchers Use Hawk Supercomputer and Lean Into Imperfection to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops