Could a tank of ice or hot water be a battery- Yes! If a battery is a device for storing energy, then storing hot or cold water to power a building's heating or air-conditioning system is a different type of energy storage.
In recent years 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has established itself as a promising new manufacturing process for a wide variety of components.
Silicon carbide (SiC) unipolar semiconductors are in wide commercial use, but their operations are limited by a trade-off relationship between breakdown voltage and specific resistance of the drift layer, or specific on-resistance.
The new Metrohm office in New Jersey integrates B&W Tek and IPS, boosting spectroscopy innovation and customer engagement in the U.S. pharmaceutical market.
Although it is compelling to recycle carbon dioxide (CO2) particularly via conversion to methane (CH4), anthropogenic CO2 emissions are still increasing.
Inspired by one of humankind’s oldest and most useful innovations, the common ladder, Germany-based researchers at the University of Bonn and Regensburg have developed a novel method for transferring energy across a highly conjugated ladder of polymers.
By David J. Cross
18 Nov 2021
Two researchers from China recently reviewed the usage of different olivine phosphates in a blend with other compounds to be used as a potential cathode for lithium-ion batteries.
By Susha Cheriyedath
18 Nov 2021
Researchers recently used oil as an ‘entrance door’ for loading rubber with carbon fillers of various sizes and dimensionalities, including 1D carbon nanotubes (CNTs), 2D graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs), and 3D graphite.
By Susha Cheriyedath
18 Nov 2021
A study conducted by a team of German researchers and funded by the German federal ministry of economic affairs and energy achieved an increased certified energy conversion efficiency from 23.55% up to 24.51% for silicon heterojunction solar cells by enhancing the design of the hydrogenated intrinsic amorphous silicon on the rear side of the solar cell and the back reflector.
By Susha Cheriyedath
18 Nov 2021
Climate change has made the development of green, clean energy solutions a global imperative. Solar energy is already a widely accepted technology and offers a renewable, clean source of energy that can be fed back into the electricity grid or stored.
By David J. Cross
18 Nov 2021
Recent research has highlighted the potential of 2D materials as a means of forming vertical heterostructures that are held together by van der Waals forces - attraction and repulsions between molecules, atoms, and surfaces.
By Adrian Thompson
18 Nov 2021
A novel study in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials is focused on the fabrication of a system that enables recovery of Lithium ions via a special electrochemical cell termed as Hybrid Capacitive Deionization Cell (HCDC).
By Ibtisam Abbasi
18 Nov 2021
Lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) are among the most widely used energy storage technologies available in the market. In a variety of fields, such as electronics products, machine tools, hospital equipment, and electric vehicles, their ability to offer high power and energy density in conjunction with a long life cycle, little memory effect, and acceptable cost provides an unrivaled advantage (EVs).
By Akhlaqul Karomah
18 Nov 2021
3D aerogels assembled from 2D MXenes have recently become a research focus due to their properties, performance, and ease of fabrication. A paper published in Advanced Materials has explored the creation of 3D printed MXene aerogels with enhanced electrochemical and electrical performance.
By Reginald Davey
18 Nov 2021
Biosensing with 2D graphene offers real-time health monitoring and advanced diagnostics, enhancing early disease detection with innovative nano-biosensors.
By Reginald Davey
18 Nov 2021