Solar researchers have investigated whether it is economically viable for a solar thermal power plant to convert excess photovoltaic and wind power into heat and store it.
Energy Efficient Computing via Nanomagnetic Logic Architectures
Scientists demonstrate the feasibility of chirality-encoded logic architectures.
Storing Energy With Egg Shells
For the first time, a research group successfully uses egg shells as an electrode for energy storage.
Optimizing Electrodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells [Video]
Low-cost strategies to tailor the microstructure of solid oxide fuel cell electrodes are discussed, providing a fast and efficient way to evaluate new electrode materials.
The Search for New Materials for Thin Film Solar Cells
Scientists analyze CMTS from a structural and electronic perspective and propose criteria for disorder-free materials .
The Future of Electrical Power
Gallium nitride as a potential alternative to current silicon-based electronics.
A High-Throughput Method for Manufacturing 2D Nanosheets [Video]
A high‐throughput hydrodynamic exfoliation process yields a highly stable colloidal suspension of 2D nanosheets in water.
Decentralized Renewable Energy Systems: A Status-Quo Analysis
Decentralized renewable energy systems are promising options to cope with the challenge of balancing local production and energy consumption.
Industrial Carbon Dioxide Photocatalysis
Researchers at the University of Toronto discuss the origins and advances of carbon dioxide photocatalysis.
Next Generation Sun Protectors
Protection against UV radiation during extreme summers is indispensable.