Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced that they have figured out how to engineer a biofilm that harvests the energy in evaporation and converts it to electricity.
Read moreA flexible device that harvests thermal energy to power wearable electronics
Wearable electronics, from health and fitness trackers to virtual reality headsets, are part of our everyday lives. But finding ways to continuously power these devices is a challenge.
Read moreResearchers improve cement with shrimp shell nanoparticles
Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger—an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.
Read moreSolar is the cheapest power, and a literal light-bulb moment showed us we can cut costs and emissions even further
Recent extreme weather events have underscored the need to cut the COâ‚‚ emissions that are driving up global temperatures. This requires a rapid transition of the energy economy to renewable energy sources, the cheapest being solar photovoltaics...
Read moreNew 3D printing process is faster and more precise than conventional methods
Rutgers engineers have created a way to 3D print large and complex parts at a fraction of the cost of current methods.
Read moreNew material pushes sodium-ion batteries to phase out costly lithium
With lithium prices over five times higher than they were a year ago, researchers from Skoltech and Lomonosov Moscow State University have developed a material for sodium-ion batteries that offer an alternative to the increasingly expensive...
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