ENERGY TECH - SINO DAILY

ULEMCo Announces Record Efficiency Results for 100% Hydrogen Zero Emission Engine

Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)

This milestone performance shows that it is possible to go well beyond previously reported energy efficiency results for hydrogen combustion, at the same time a...

A new way to provide cooling without power

Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)

The system allows emission of heat at mid-infrared range of light that can pass straight out through the atmosphere and radiate into the cold of outer space, pu...

New catalyst produces cheap hydrogen

Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)

"In principle, hydrogen offers a way to store clean energy at a scale that is required to make the rollout of large-scale solar and wind farms as well as the ex...

Jumpin' droplets! Researchers seek to improve efficiency of condensers

Dec 03, 2018 (SPX)

This basic physical process, condensation, is what refrigerators and air conditioners use to remove heat from vapor by turning it into a liquid. Just like the c...

Making it crystal clear: Crystallinity reduces resistance in all-solid-state batteries

Nov 27, 2018 (SPX)

Designing and improving lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries is crucial for extending the limits of modern electronic devices and electric vehicles because Li-ion bat...

Successful second round of experiments with Wendelstein 7-X

Nov 27, 2018 (SPX)

In ten broad strips on the wall of the plasma vessel, the divertor tiles follow the contour of the plasma edge. Specifically, they cover the wall areas on which...

Radical approach for brighter LEDs

Nov 26, 2018 (SPX)

Radicals are usually noted for their high chemical reactivity and often detrimental effects, from human health to the ozone layer. Now radical-based OLEDs could...

The shape of things to come: Flexible, foldable supercapacitors for energy storage

Nov 23, 2018 (SPX)

The term "supercapacitors" is reserved for devices that hold over 10 times as much energy per unit volume as a traditional capacitor, and that can charge and di...

RUDN chemists made an electrode for hydrogen fuel production out of Chinese flour

Nov 20, 2018 (SPX)

Electrocatalytic production of hydrogen is a promising method of eco-friendly energy generation. In this type of reactions catalysts are electrodes made of plat...

Next-gen batteries possible with new engineering approach

Nov 16, 2018 (SPX)

The researchers developed a three-dimensional, cross-linked polymer sponge that attaches to the metal plating of a battery anode. "This project aims to develop ...

Pressure helps to make better Li-ion batteries

Nov 15, 2018 (SPX)

Li-ion batteries (LIBs) are also growing in popularity for electric vehicle which can help to highly reduce the emission of CO2 and solve the serious greenhouse...

Traditional eutectic alloy brings new hope for high energy density metal-O2 batteries

Nov 15, 2018 (SPX)

However, AM is extremely reactive towards air and almost all nonaqueous electrolytes, resulting in significant parasitic reactions. Furthermore, uncontrollable ...

From the cosmos to fusion plasmas, PPPL presents findings at global APS gathering

Nov 13, 2018 (SPX)

Included among PPPL staffers were members of the Science Education Department who presented their work focused on workforce development and diversity, and chair...

Materials scientist creates fabric alternative to batteries for wearable devices

Nov 12, 2018 (SPX)

As Andrew explains, "Batteries or other kinds of charge storage are still the limiting components for most portable, wearable, ingestible or flexible technologi...

Fully identified: The pathway of protons

Nov 12, 2018 (SPX)

Their findings might enable scientists to create stable chemical reproductions of such efficient, yet fragile biocatalysts. The researchers published their repo...

Extending the life of low-cost, compact, lightweight batteries

Nov 09, 2018 (SPX)

While typical rechargeable lithium-ion batteries only lose about 5 percent of their charge after a month of storage, they are too costly, bulky, or heavy for ma...

Batteryless smart devices closer to reality

Nov 08, 2018 (SPX)

These battery-free objects, which feature an IP address for internet connectivity, are known as Internet of Things (IoT) devices. If an IoT device can operate w...

Inside job: A new technique to cool a fusion reactor

Nov 06, 2018 (SPX)

During these so-called disruptions, the rapid release of the energy in the plasma can damage the fusion device: Intense heat can vaporize or melt the walls, lar...

Taming plasmas: Improving fusion using microwaves

Nov 06, 2018 (SPX)

Fusion takes place when fast moving atomic particles slam into each other and stick together. The particles need to be so hot that atoms break down, leaving a g...

A faster, cheaper path to fusion energy

Nov 06, 2018 (SPX)

Researchers plan to use this technology to build magnets at the scale required for fusion, followed by construction of what would be the world's first fusion ex...