• A New Idea For Window Glass That Harvests Energy

    Updated: 2024-01-31 10:04:52
    What happens when you expose tellurite glass to femtosecond laser light? That’s the question that Gözden Torun at the Galatea Lab, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, in a collaboration with Tokyo Tech scientists, aimed to answer in her thesis work when she made the discovery. Its a discovery that may one day turn windows into […] The post A New Idea For Window Glass That Harvests Energy first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Lithium Ion Cobalt Cathode Replaceable With Organic Cathode

    Updated: 2024-01-30 10:04:43
    Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers announced a new organic battery material that could offer a more sustainable way to power electric cars. The lithium-ion battery includes a cathode based on organic materials to replace the cobalt or nickel. The reporting paper has been published in ACS Central Science. For now many electric vehicles are […] The post Lithium Ion Cobalt Cathode Replaceable With Organic Cathode first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • New Stainless Steel For Hydrogen Claims Breakthrough

    Updated: 2024-01-25 10:04:14
    Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… A University of Hong Kong research project claims to have made a brand-new breakthrough over conventional stainless steel and the development of stainless steel for hydrogen (SS-H2). The discovery has been published in Materials Today in the paper titled “A sequential dual-passivation strategy for designing stainless steel used above water oxidation.” The research achievements […] The post New Stainless Steel For Hydrogen Claims Breakthrough first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Using Machine Learning To Discover New Fuel Cell Materials

    Updated: 2024-01-24 10:04:17
    Researchers at Kyushu University, in collaboration with Osaka University and the Fine Ceramics Center, have developed a framework that uses machine learning to speed up the discovery of materials for green energy technology. Using the new approach, the researchers identified and successfully synthesized two new candidate materials for use in solid oxide fuel cells – […] The post Using Machine Learning To Discover New Fuel Cell Materials first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Superlubricity Research Offers More Energy Efficiency

    Updated: 2024-01-23 10:04:06
    Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… University of Leicester scientists have made an insight into superlubricity, where surfaces experience extremely low levels of friction. This could benefit future technologies by reducing energy lost to friction by moving parts. As many of us are stepping carefully to avoid a slip and fall in the frosty weather, scientists led by the University […] The post Superlubricity Research Offers More Energy Efficiency first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Success & Lessons From A Space Solar Power Beam Down Trial

    Updated: 2024-01-18 10:04:34
    One year ago Caltech’s Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD-1) launched into space to demonstrate and test three technological innovations that are among those necessary to make space solar power a reality. The mission demonstrated three elements of the plan to beam solar power from space to Earth. The spaceborne testbed demonstrated the ability to beam […] The post Success & Lessons From A Space Solar Power Beam Down Trial first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Thermoelectric Material Inverse Perovskites Generate Power

    Updated: 2024-01-17 10:04:54
    Tokyo Institute of Technology scientists report in a new study environmentally benign inverse-perovskites with high energy conversion efficiency have potential for practical application as thermoelectric materials (TEMs). The recent study published in Advanced Science, the researchers presented “inverse”-perovskite-based high ZT TEMs with the chemical formula Ba3BO, where B refers to silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge). […] The post Thermoelectric Material Inverse Perovskites Generate Power first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Tidal Range Power Generation May Protect Flooded Coasts

    Updated: 2024-01-16 10:04:36
    Lancaster University researchers David Vandercruyssen, Simon Baker, David Howard and George Aggidis from the School of Engineering have said that tidal range schemes are vital to protect habitats, housing and businesses from a rising sea level estimated to be over one meter within 80 years. The research report published in Energy (an open access paper), […] The post Tidal Range Power Generation May Protect Flooded Coasts first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Ammonia Suggested to Replace 60% of Ocean Shipping Fuel

    Updated: 2024-01-11 10:04:22
    Researchers at the University of Oxford have found that green ammonia could be used to fulfill the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports. That suggests that the fuel could be a viable option to help decarbonize international shipping by 2050. The study report has […] The post Ammonia Suggested to Replace 60% of Ocean Shipping Fuel first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

  • Solved Geology Mystery Makes Better Technology Possible

    Updated: 2024-01-10 10:04:40
    University of Michigan and Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan researchers have solved a 200 year old mystery about how to grow a common mineral in the lab as it formed naturally. But the researchers have finally pulled it off, thanks to a new theory developed from atomic simulations. The reporting paper has been published in […] The post Solved Geology Mystery Makes Better Technology Possible first appeared on New Energy and Fuel.

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