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Dr. Rahul Vaish discusses his recent article on lead-free pyroelectric materials for energy harvesting, which brings new insights on the development of this technology for the efficient harvesting of thermal energy from waste heat.
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Interview: Advances in Hydrogen Storage Technologies
Interview with Dr. Karsten Müller and Timo Rüde of the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany about their recent work on liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) systems and the recent Special Issue of Energy Technology on Hydogen Storage Materials, Carriers, and Processes.
Interview: Advances in Perovskite Optoelectronics
Prof. Subodh Mhaisalkar of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore discusses the future of perovskite optoelectronics in an interview with the editors of Energy Technology.
Solar Glasses: A Glimpse into the Bright Future of Wearable Electronics
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Interview: Advances in Carbon Dioxide Utilization
Prof. Elizabeth Biddinger talks about her recent article on copper-based catalysts for carbon dioxide electroreduction, which brings new insights towards the renewable conversion of carbon dioxide, a well-known greenhouse gas, into green fuels and chemicals.
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Professor Christos Maravelias of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA, and Dr. Jeffrey Herron, now of The Dow Chemical Company talk about their recent article on a systems level approach to biomass upgrading strategies for the next-generation biorefinery.
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