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The temporal politics and ethics of hydropower development in the Himalayas
As hydropower projects are built across the Himalayan region, recognizing the temporal politics inherent to hydropower development will become increasingly critical.
A new design for better redox flow batteries
A new design for vanadium redox flow batteries could help fundamental research and accelerate commercialization of this energy storage technology.
The bricks and mortar of energy storage
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Computer simulations of organic materials for next-generation batteries
Computer simulations provide a better means of optimizing, predicting, and understanding experimental observations in the search for new battery materials.
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Researchers created liquid-metal battery that works at room-temperature. It promises more power than today’s lithium-ion batteries and can charge and deliver energy several times faster.
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Chemists develop a new technique for observing chemical processes during battery operation.
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Researchers design a photo-electrochemical reactor to produce affordable “green” hydrogen.
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