Immense interest has been gained by flexible solar cells due to their excellent properties of lightweight, portability, and flexibility. Such features provide a guarantee for applications in areas such as wearable power sources, aerospace, and building-integrated photovoltaics.
A novel study in the journal Science of the Total Environment focuses on strategies and viable methods to recycle used/spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
19 Nov 2021
The novel study in Construction and Building Materials focuses on a combination of a foam drying process with the process of carbonation stabilization to recycle dredged material for usage.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
19 Nov 2021
Broad-based scientific team from government, academia and industry joins forces to identify new opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of polyurethane -; one of the most widely used but little recycled plastic materials.
Safe, cheap and sustainable technology for energy storage has been developed at the Laboratory of Organic Electronics, Linköping University. It is based on two major breakthroughs: the manufacture of wood-based electrodes in rolled form, and a new type of water-based electrolyte.
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