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New 3D-Printed System Accelerates Solar Cell Testing

Tests on new designs for next-gen solar cells can now be done in hours instead of days thanks to a new system built by scientists at Australia's Monash University, incorporating 3D-printed key components.

21 May 2020

Chemists Find Way to Produce Better Electrodes During Electrolysis

Another step forward for renewable energies: The production of green hydrogen could be even more efficient in the future.

15 May 2020

Researchers Come Closer to Making High-Output Battery Based on Magnesium

Researchers at the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have come a step closer to making a viable, high-output battery based on magnesium (Mg), an element the United States Geological Survey reports is far more abundant than lithium.

13 May 2020

New 3D-Printed Reactor Core Could Ensure Optimal, Reliable Energy System

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods to confirm the consistency and reliability of its printed components.

12 May 2020

New, Low-Cost, Efficient Device Splits Water to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

Rice University researchers have integrated high-efficiency solar cells and electrode catalysts into an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel.

5 May 2020

New Atom-Sized Machine Creates Entropy When Filled with Free Energy

Here's a new chapter in the story of the miniaturisation of machines: researchers in a laboratory in Singapore have shown that a single atom can function as either an engine or a fridge.

5 May 2020

Saving Energy and Lives: How a Solar Chimney Can Boost Fire Safety

A must-have in green building design, solar chimneys can slash energy costs up to 50%. Now research reveals they could also help save lives in a building fire.

5 May 2020

3D-Printed Cement-Based Materials to Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Plants

Wind off the coasts of the U.S. could be used to generate more than double the combined electricity capacity of all the nation's electric power plants, reports have suggested.

30 Apr 2020

Using Microwave Plasma Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A multi-disciplinary collaborative relationship, developed between Penn State EMS Energy Institute researchers and a Pittsburgh-based start-up company, may hold the answer to reducing global greenhouse gas emissions while also paving the way to disrupt the chemical and material industries.

30 Apr 2020

New Coalition Aims to Accelerate Commercialization of Perovskite Technologies

Working together with leading domestic solar companies, the University of Washington and its Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Toledo have formed the U.S. Manufacturing of Advanced Perovskites Consortium, or US-MAP.

30 Apr 2020

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

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New 3D-Printed System Accelerates Solar Cell Testing

Chemists Find Way to Produce Better Electrodes During Electrolysis

Researchers Come Closer to Making High-Output Battery Based on Magnesium

New 3D-Printed Reactor Core Could Ensure Optimal, Reliable Energy System

New, Low-Cost, Efficient Device Splits Water to Produce Hydrogen Fuel

New Atom-Sized Machine Creates Entropy When Filled with Free Energy

Saving Energy and Lives: How a Solar Chimney Can Boost Fire Safety

3D-Printed Cement-Based Materials to Help Build Offshore Wind Energy Plants

Using Microwave Plasma Technology to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

New Coalition Aims to Accelerate Commercialization of Perovskite Technologies

A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Benchtop micro-XRF System for the Elemental Analysis of Samples

Advanced Masterbatch and Compounding for Polymers and Plastics

AirBreather Platform for Continuous Gas Analysis

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Ethylene Oxide Regulations: How Changes Might Play Out Under New Administration

How the Technician Shortage is Slowing Industry Expansion

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

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A New Approach to Flash Point Testing

How to Use AFM to Study 2D Materials and Superlattices

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

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23D-Printed Organic Tissue Models Mimic Living Organs

3Pioneering Large-Scale Aluminum 3D Printing

4Upcycling LDPE: Transforming Plastic Waste into High-Value Graphite

5Forge Nano Secures $40 M to Scale U.S. Battery Manufacturing and Commercial Semiconductor Equipment Businesses

6New Study Sheds Light on How Copper Catalysts Degrade During Artificial Photosynthesis

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