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Samsung probe finds faulty batteries triggered fire
Jan 20, 2017 (AFP)
A Samsung probe into the exploding batteries that forced the electronics giant to scrap its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones has found irregularly sized batteries caus...
Harnessing the energy of fireworks for fuel
Jan 20, 2017 (SPX)
The world relies heavily on gasoline and other hydrocarbons to power its cars and trucks. In search of an alternative fuel type, some researchers are turning to...
New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland
Jan 20, 2017 (SPX)
A new research article, with lead authors from the University of Gothenburg, gives indications of the best places in Iceland to build thermal power stations. In...
Faster recharging batteries possible after new insights
Jan 20, 2017 (SPX)
Faster recharging lithium batteries could be developed after scientists figured out why adding charged metal atoms to tunnel structures within batteries improve...
NREL pioneers better way to make renewable hydrogen
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) developed a method which boosts the longevity of high-efficiency photo...
Firms push hydrogen as top green energy source
Jan 18, 2017 (AFP)
Over a dozen leading European and Asian firms have teamed up to promote the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel and cut the production of harmful gasses that lead t...
Nanoscale view of energy storage
Jan 17, 2017 (SPX)
In a lab 18 feet below the Engineering Quad of Stanford University, researchers in the Dionne lab camped out with one of the most advanced microscopes in the wo...
Self-assembling particles brighten future of LED lighting
Jan 17, 2017 (SPX)
Just when lighting aficionados were in a dark place, LEDs came to the rescue. Over the past decade, LED technologies - short for light-emitting diode - have swe...
UK-Led Hydrogen Fuel Project Promises to Provide Ultra-Clean Air in China
Jan 11, 2017 (SPX)
A UK company has been selected to lead a collaborative project that promises to result in significant carbon reduction and ultra-low air quality emissions for t...
Scientists discover a molecular motor has a 'gear' for directional switching
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
A new study offers a new understanding of the complex cellular machinery that animal and fungi cells use to ensure normal cell division, and scientists say it c...
Tesla starts mass production of batteries
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
Tesla Motors announced Wednesday that it has begun mass production of energy-saving batteries that it vows will take electric cars mainstream. "Today at the Gig...
Tenfold jump in green tech needed to meet global emissions targets
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
The global spread of green technologies must quicken significantly to avoid future rebounds in greenhouse gas emissions, a new Duke University study shows. "Bas...
Rolling out an e-sticker revolution
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
The healthcare industry forecasts that our wellbeing in the future will be monitored by wearable wirelessly networked sensors. Manufacturing such devices could ...
Devices that convert heat into electricity
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
The same researchers who pioneered the use of a quantum mechanical effect to convert heat into electricity have figured out how to make their technique work in ...
Bright future for energy devices
Dec 29, 2016 (SPX)
A little sodium goes a long way. At least that's the case in carbon-based energy technology. Specifically, embedding sodium in carbon materials can tremendously...
Lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes affected by impurities in vacuum
Dec 28, 2016 (UPI)
The brightness of organic light-emitting diodes, or OLEDs, declines over time. Why exactly the lights degrade hasn't been entirely clear to scientists -- until ...
World's smallest electrical wire made from world's smallest diamonds
Dec 27, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists at Stanford and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created the world's smallest electrical wire by using the self-organizational abilities...
Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper
Dec 23, 2016 (SPX)
Instead of ordering batteries by the pack, we might get them by the ream in the future. Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have ...
Ultra-thin solution to primary obstacle in solid-state battery development
Dec 22, 2016 (SPX)
A team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. James Clark School of Engineering have announced a transformative development ...
Safe and inexpensive hydrogen production as a future energy source
Dec 22, 2016 (SPX)
Hydrogen gas is a promising alternative energy source to overcome our reliance on carbon-based fuels, and has the benefit of producing only water when it is rea...
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