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New battery could propel the renewable energy market
Nov 14, 2014 (UPI)
One of the largest obstacles to the viability of renewable energy, like wind and solar power, is the process of storing and transporting the power once the ener...
Lighter, cheaper radio wave device could transform telecom
Nov 11, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers at the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin have achieved a milestone in modern wireless and cellular telecommunicati...
A billion holes can make a battery
Nov 11, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Maryland have invented a single tiny structure that includes all the components of a battery that they say could bring about th...
Thales UK orders lithium-ion charging, storage systems for carriers
Nov 11, 2014 (UPI)
Lithium-ion battery charging and storage systems Britain's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers will come from Marine Systems Technology Ltd. U.S.-headquarte...
VTT demonstrates new technique for generating electricity
Nov 11, 2014 (SPX)
Research scientists at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have demonstrated a new technique for generating electrical energy. The new method can be used i...
Rice chemists gain edge in next-gen energy
Nov 05, 2014 (SPX)
Rice University scientists who want to gain an edge in energy production and storage report they have found it in molybdenum disulfide. The Rice lab of chemist ...
Australia PM defends coal after UN warning on climate
Nov 04, 2014 (AFP)
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday defended using coal to generate energy as "the foundation of our prosperity", after the United Nations warned t...
A new generation of storage ring
Nov 04, 2014 (SPX)
A bright synchrotron source that emits over a wide part of the electromagnetic spectrum from the infrared to hard X-rays is currently being built in Lund, Swede...
New way to make batteries safer
Nov 04, 2014 (SPX)
Every year, nearly 4,000 children go to emergency rooms after swallowing button batteries - the flat, round batteries that power toys, hearing aids, calculators...
Putting batteries in a kidsafe coat of armor
Nov 04, 2014 (SPX)
A Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) led team has developed a simple "coat of armor" to encase small batteries, rendering them harmless if they are ever swallow...
Helping general electric upgrade the US power grid
Nov 03, 2014 (SPX)
When researchers at General Electric Co. sought help in designing a plasma-based power switch, they turned to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Pl...
Developing environmentally friendly Li-ion batteries
Oct 28, 2014 (SPX)
Physics researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University have discovered that most of the electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries - commonly found in consumer...
Berkeley reveals molecular structure of water at gold electrodes
Oct 27, 2014 (SPX)
When a solid material is immersed in a liquid, the liquid immediately next to its surface differs from that of the bulk liquid at the molecular level. This inte...
AREVA develops a smart network for industrial site management
Oct 24, 2014 (SPX)
AREVA has finalized the development of a new generation of long-range wireless communication platforms based on the LoRa (LongRange) technology developed by Sem...
Aquion Energy Unveils Next Generation of AHI Battery Technology
Oct 23, 2014 (SPX)
Aquion Energy has unveiled the second generation of AHI technology, delivering energy gains of up to 40 percent. The increased energy is achieved without an inc...
Super stable garnet ceramics ideal for high-energy lithium batteries
Oct 23, 2014 (SPX)
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have discovered exceptional properties in a garnet material that could enable development...
Beijing's focus on coal lost in haze of smog: experts
Oct 22, 2014 (AFP)
The soaring, grimy chimneys of the coal-fired power station have belched the last of their choking fumes into Beijing's air, authorities say -- but experts doub...
Physicists build reversible laser tractor beam
Oct 21, 2014 (SPX)
Laser physicists have built a tractor beam that can repel and attract objects, using a hollow laser beam that is bright around the edges and dark in its centre....
Chinese power companies pursue smart grids
Oct 21, 2014 (SPX)
After conducting an investigation about the current state of the operation of medium voltage distribution grids and the integration of distributed generation (D...
Wild molecular interactions in a new hydrogen mixture
Oct 21, 2014 (SPX)
Hydrogen-the most abundant element in the cosmos-responds to extremes of pressure and temperature differently. Under ambient conditions hydrogen is a gaseous tw...
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