Graphene, an atom-thick material with extraordinary properties, is a promising candidate for the next generation of dramatically faster, more energy-efficient electronics. However,...
One big problem faced by electrodes in rechargeable batteries, as they go through repeated cycles of charging and discharging, is that they...
Since 2010, newly built or extensively refurbished buildings have to be equipped with so-called “intelligent electricity meters”. Over the course of a...
Materials known as conjugated polymers have been seen as very promising candidates for electronics applications, including capacitors, photodiodes, sensors, organic light-emitting diodes,...
IQE plc and Cardiff University have established a joint venture to lead the development and commercialization of Compound Semiconductor technologies in Europe....
Crystalline semiconductors like silicon can catch photons and convert their energy into electron flows. New research shows a little stretching could give...
A team led by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed nanostructures made from a...
Tesla Corporation launched its latest product at the end of April in Los Angeles with much fanfare and a promise to change...
Stanford University scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Their results are featured on...
The bizarre nature of reality as laid out by quantum theory has survived another test, with scientists performing a famous experiment and...
Portable electronics — typically made of non-renewable, non-biodegradable and potentially toxic materials — are discarded at an alarming rate in consumers’ pursuit...
GE announced the launch of its Digital Wind Farm, a dynamic, connected and adaptable wind energy ecosystem that pairs world-class turbines with...
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have taken a significant step toward the development of a battery that could outperform...
Solar energy holds the best potential for meeting humanity’s future long-term energy needs while cutting greenhouse gas emissions — but to realize...
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have conducted the most comprehensive study yet of the full cost of saving electricity...