A newly discovered structure of a sodium-based material allows the materials to be used as an electrolyte in solid-state batteries, according to...
In a recent blog post on the NASA web site, Chang-kwon Kang from the University of Alabama, Huntsville, proposed development of a...
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial "superlattices" — materials...
Working up a sweat from carrying a heavy load? That is when the textile works at its best. Researchers at Chalmers University...
Although mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones let us communicate, work and access information wirelessly, their batteries must still be charged...
RMIT University researchers have demonstrated for the first time a working rechargeable "proton battery" that could re-wire how we power our homes,...
Scientists have discovered a novel chemical state of the element manganese. This chemical state, first proposed about 90 years ago, enables a...
A team of researchers from the University of New Mexico (UNM) and Sandia National Laboratories has received funding from ARPA-E to develop...
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory have discovered a state of magnetism that may be the missing link to...
A multi-institution team of scientists led by Texas A&M University chemist Sarbajit Banerjee has discovered an exceptional metal-oxide magnesium battery cathode material,...
What if you could run your air conditioner not on conventional electricity, but on the sun's heat during a warm summer's day?...
Fuel cells have the potential to be a clean and efficient way to run cars, computers, and power stations, but the cost...
As the global population increases, so too does energy demand. The threat of climate change means that there is an urgent need...
By exploiting the properties of neutrons to probe electrons in a metal, a team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of...
Picture a teeter-totter gently rocking back and forth, one side going up while the other goes down. When electricity travels long distances,...