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Argonne advances engine simulation for greater efficiency
Jun 16, 2015 (SPX)
For engine designers in the digital age, time is money. And that time is measured in computer cycles. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne Nat...
Binghamton engineer creates origami battery
Jun 16, 2015 (SPX)
Origami, the Japanese art of paper folding, can be used to create beautiful birds, frogs and other small sculptures. Now a Binghamton University engineer says t...
NIST's 'nano-raspberries' could bear fruit in fuel cells
Jun 16, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a fast, simple process for making platinum 'nano-raspberries' -- microsc...
Fully renewable energy system is economically viable in Finland in 2050
Jun 16, 2015 (SPX)
A fully renewable energy system, including all energy consuming sectors, is not only a possible but a viable solution for Finland, according to a new research. ...
Saft expands its Li-ion solar energy storage portfolio
Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)
Saft is at Intersolar Europe to launch its new Intensium Home 10M lithium-ion (Li-ion) energy storage system that offers exceptionally high performance in a mod...
Improving energy storage with a cue from nature
Jun 15, 2015 (SPX)
Materials melt faster when the lines of heat spread through the cold material like the branches of a tree - and the melting rate can be steadily increased by al...
Stanford engineers develop a computer that operates on water droplets
Jun 11, 2015 (SPX)
Computers and water typically don't mix, but in Manu Prakash's lab, the two are one and the same. Prakash, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Stanford,...
A clear look at an efficient energy converter
Jun 09, 2015 (SPX)
Xiaochun Qin and colleagues have provided a high-resolution crystal structure of a plant protein supercomplex critical to photosynthesis, shedding new light on ...
World's smallest spirals could guard against identity theft
Jun 05, 2015 (SPX)
Take gold spirals about the size of a dime...and shrink them down about six million times. The result is the world's smallest continuous spirals: "nano-spirals"...
Trees are source for high-capacity, soft and elastic batteries
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
A method for making elastic high-capacity batteries from wood pulp was unveiled by researchers in Sweden and the US. Using nanocellulose broken down from tree f...
Chemists discover key reaction process in sodium-oxygen battery
Jun 04, 2015 (SPX)
Chemists at the University of Waterloo have discovered the key reaction that takes place in sodium-air batteries that could pave the way for development of the ...
OSU researchers prove magnetism can control heat, sound
Jun 02, 2015 (SPX)
Phonons--the elemental particles that transmit both heat and sound--have magnetic properties, according to a landmark study supported by Ohio Supercomputer Cent...
Giant structures called plasmoids could simplify the design of future tokamaks
Jun 02, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have for the first time simulated the formation of structures called "...
Linking superconductivity and structure
Jun 02, 2015 (SPX)
Superconductivity is a rare physical state in which matter is able to conduct electricity--maintain a flow of electrons--without any resistance. It can only be ...
New 'designer carbon' from Stanford boosts battery performance
Jun 02, 2015 (SPX)
Stanford University scientists have created a new carbon material that significantly boosts the performance of energy-storage technologies. Their results are fe...
Visualizing how radiation bombardment boosts superconductivity
May 29, 2015 (SPX)
Sometimes a little damage can do a lot of good - at least in the case of iron-based high-temperature superconductors. Bombarding these materials with high-energ...
Enhancing knowledge crucial to improving energy-saving behaviors
May 29, 2015 (SPX)
Increasing public knowledge and understanding about energy issues is vital if improved energy-saving behaviours are to be encouraged among individuals and organ...
New class of swelling magnets have the potential to energize the world
May 28, 2015 (SPX)
A new class of magnets that expand their volume when placed in a magnetic field and generate negligible amounts of wasteful heat during energy harvesting, has b...
Tiny grains of lithium dramatically improve performance of fusion plasma
May 28, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists from General Atomics and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have discovered a phenomenon that helps the...
Calgary to lead CREATE student training program in carbon capture
May 22, 2015 (SPX)
A new federal grant for the University of Calgary will provide a comprehensive training opportunity for students working on cheaper, more efficient means of cap...
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