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Ames Laboratory scientists gain insight on mechanism of unconventional superconductivity
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory and partner institutions conducted a systematic investigation into the properties of the newest f...
Tesla, Apple and Uber push lithium prices even higher
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
After more than tripling in price this year, Lithium is no longer that dull commodity we take for granted in our consumer electronics: It's the commodity poweri...
Scientists find static 'stripes' of electrical charge in copper-oxide superconductor
Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)
Cuprates, or compounds made of copper and oxygen, can conduct electricity without resistance by being "doped" with other chemical elements and cooled to tempera...
Inspiration from the ocean
Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)
In a development beneficial for both industry and environment, UC Santa Barbara researchers have created a high-quality coating for organic electronics that pro...
New 3D design for mobile microbatteries
Oct 20, 2016 (SPX)
In the race towards miniaturization, a French-US team-mostly involving researchers from the CNRS, Universite de Lille, Universite de Nantes and Argonne National...
One-time pollutant may become valued product to aid wind, solar energy
Oct 19, 2016 (SPX)
Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered that one or more organic compounds in a family that traditionally has been known as pollutants could offer a...
A new spin on superconductivity
Oct 18, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have made a discovery that could lay the foundation for quantum s...
Spacecraft 'Nuclear Batteries' Could Get a Boost from New Materials
Oct 14, 2016 (JPL)
No extension cord is long enough to reach another planet, and there's no spacecraft charging station along the way. That's why researchers are hard at work on w...
Recharging on stable, amorphous silicon
Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)
Next-generation anodes for lithium ion batteries will probably no longer be made of graphite. Silicon, which is a related material, can provide a much higher ca...
Enhancing the superconducting properties of an iron-based material
Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)
Iron-based superconductors can conduct electricity without resistance at unusually high temperatures relative to those of conventional superconductors, which mu...
New cost-effective silicon carbide high voltage switch created
Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a high voltage and high frequency silicon carbide (SiC) power switch that could cost much less than ...
Wireless 'data center on a chip' aims to cut energy use
Oct 06, 2016 (SPX)
A Washington State University research team has designed a tiny, wireless data center that someday could be as small as a hand-held device and dramatically redu...
Researchers discover more efficient way to split water, produce hydrogen
Oct 04, 2016 (SPX)
Hydrogen is often considered a fuel for the future, in the form of fuel cells to power electric motors or burned in internal combustion engines. But finding a p...
Advancing lithium-air batteries with development of novel catalyst
Oct 04, 2016 (SPX)
Lithium-air batteries are viewed by many as a potential next-generation technology in energy storage. With the highest theoretical energy density of all battery...
Scientists aim to make superconductors that work at room temperature
Sep 29, 2016 (UPI)
Superconductors, which allow resistance-free electric flows, are greatly superior to semiconductors. Unfortunately, they only work at extremely low temperatures...
Corvus Energy selected to power new environmentally friendly UK hybrid ferry
Sep 28, 2016 (SPX)
Corvus Energy Inc. is pleased to announce that Wartsila, the world's leading provider of ship machinery, propulsion and maneuvering solutions, has selected Corv...
Closing in on high-temperature superconductivity
Sep 28, 2016 (SPX)
The quest to know the mysterious recipe for high-temperature superconductivity, which could enable revolutionary advances in technologies that make or use elect...
Carbon-coated iron catalyst structure could lead to more-active fuel cells
Sep 19, 2016 (SPX)
Fuel cells have long held promise as power sources, but low efficiency has created obstacles to realizing that promise. Researchers at the University of Illinoi...
Proton diffusion discovery a boost for fuel cell technologies
Sep 15, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have made an important breakthrough which could lead to the design of better fuel cell materials. In a paper published...
Scientists move step closer to solving fusion plasma dilemma
Sep 15, 2016 (SPX)
A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST claims to have made yet another step towards finding a solution to one of the critical but unsolved fusion plasma p...
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