Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the University of Maryland have developed for the first time a lithium-ion battery that...
Packing tiny solar cells together, like micro-lenses in the compound eye of an insect, could pave the way to a new generation...
Magnesium batteries offer promise for safely powering modern life - unlike traditional lithium ion batteries, they are not flammable or subject to...
Advanced plastics could usher in lighter, cheaper, more energy-efficient product components, including those used in vehicles, LEDs and computers—if only they were...
Researchers at Georgia Tech and Emory University have created a device that makes walking up and down stairs easier. They've built energy-recycling...
Some of the world’s tiniest crystals are known as “artificial atoms” because they can organize themselves into structures that look like molecules,...
In recent years, perovskites have taken the solar cell industry by storm. They are cheap, easy to produce and very flexible in...
Inspired by newspaper printing, and taking cues from additive manufacturing technology, researchers at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring new ways...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has confirmed the technical and economic viability of integrating 175GW of renewable...
Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a temperature sensor that runs on only 113 picowatts of power...
California has established ambitious goals to reduce energy consumption in buildings, including a policy goal for all new residential buildings to be...
Researchers are making progress in developing rechargeable batteries based on potassium, a potential alternative to lithium that’s less expensive and far more...
Researchers at RMIT University have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapor and split it to generate hydrogen - the...
In the event of a natural disaster that disrupts phone and Internet systems over a wide area, autonomous aircraft could potentially hover...
This week, Climeworks launched the world’s first commercial plant that captures atmospheric CO2 for supply and sale to a customer. The Swiss...