Researchers explore an alternative, green supercapacitor concept that relies on seawater and carbon fibers derived from waste cotton.
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Self-powered forest fire detection
Developing a battery-free electronic sensor to monitor the forest.
Pioneers in Science: Hermann Staudinger
A century on from his groundbreaking paper on polymerization, Advanced Science News takes a look at the life and work of Nobel Laureate, Hermann Staudinger.
Magnetic wood can shield against electromagnetic interference
Scientists create a lightweight wood with incorporated magnetic nanoparticles for electromagnetic interference shielding.
New production method of graphene enables transparent solar cells
A new way of making large sheets of graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics
The world’s smallest motor
If your engine has more than 16 atoms, you’re just wasting space.
What we can learn from the social nature of COVID-19 and climate change?
COVID-19, like climate change, is a complex social problem that will require social scientific knowledge to understand its full and lasting impact impact.
Millibots act as artificial insects
Millimeter-scale robots were shown to mimic the movement and behavior of living insects for advanced materials science, biological, and biomedical applications.
UN: Falling clean energy costs can provide opportunity to boost climate action during COVID-19 recovery
If governments take advantage of the ever-falling price tag of renewables to put clean energy at the heart of COVID-19 economic recovery, they can take a big step towards a healthy world, which is the best insurance policy against global pandemics.
The Fukushima Effect at Home: New roles for local actors in Japan’s energy policy
Post Fukushima, Japan’s energy network has expanded dramatically to include thousands of small renewable power companies which create many small solar, wind, biomass, and geothermal plants.
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