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    The opto-ionic effect: Light increases performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 25

    The opto-ionic effect: Light increases performance of fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries

    Lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells and many other devices depend on the high mobility of ions in order to work properly.
    Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 8

    Safer, more powerful batteries for electric cars, power grid

    Solid-state batteries, currently used in small electronic devices like smart watches, can be safer and more powerful than lithium-ion cells.
    Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 6

    Neural networks behind social media can consume an infinite amount of energy

    Artificial neural networks are brain-inspired computing systems that can be trained to solve complex tasks better than humans.
    New technology recycles face masks into cost-effective batteries
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    New technology recycles face masks into cost-effective batteries

    Researchers from NUST MISIS have developed a new technology for producing cost-effective batteries from medical waste.
    Batteries of the future could be paper-thin and biodegradable
    Joseph Shavit
    • Dec 31, 2021

    Batteries of the future could be paper-thin and biodegradable

    Researchers have developed paper-thin biodegradable zinc batteries that could one day become an environmentally sustainable option.
    NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 21, 2021

    NASA seeks ideas for a nuclear reactor on the moon

    NASA and the nation's top federal nuclear research lab on Friday put out a request for proposals for a fission surface power system.
    How much energy do we need to achieve a decent life for all?
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    How much energy do we need to achieve a decent life for all?

    In the fight to eradicate poverty around the world and achieve decent living standards (DLS), having sufficient energy is a key requirement
    Power lights in a room simply by walking on energy generating wooden floors
    Joseph Shavit
    • Sep 4, 2021

    Power lights in a room simply by walking on energy generating wooden floors

    Researchers from Switzerland are tapping into an unexpected energy source right under our feet: wooden floorings.
    Wearable energy: Woven nanotube fibers turn heat into power
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 17, 2021

    Wearable energy: Woven nanotube fibers turn heat into power

    Flexible thermoelectric generators could be useful way to make carbon ‘green’
    Solving solar puzzle could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 10, 2021

    Solving solar puzzle could help save Earth from planet-wide blackouts

    Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about the Sun that could help astronomers predict space weather and geomagnetic storms
    Scientists invent new dark matter detector using quantum ion crystals
    Joshua Shavit
    • Aug 6, 2021

    Scientists invent new dark matter detector using quantum ion crystals

    Researchers can measure the vibrational excitation of the crystal — the flat plane moving up and down like the head of a drum.
    Meeting global climate targets will lead to 8 million more energy jobs worldwide by 2050
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 26, 2021

    Meeting global climate targets will lead to 8 million more energy jobs worldwide by 2050

    Researchers found that action to reach climate goals would increase net jobs by about 8 million by 2050 primarily in solar and wind sectors
    The power to recharge your wearable devices while you sleep is at your fingertips
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 14, 2021

    The power to recharge your wearable devices while you sleep is at your fingertips

    A new wearable device turns the touch of a finger into a source of power for small electronics and sensors.
    China’s “artificial sun” tokamak fusion reactor just set a new fusion record
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 7, 2021

    China’s “artificial sun” tokamak fusion reactor just set a new fusion record

    China’s “artificial sun” set a new record after it ran at 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds, according to the state media
    Company creates light, thin, flexible solar panels that ‘peel and stick’ to roofs
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 19, 2021

    Company creates light, thin, flexible solar panels that ‘peel and stick’ to roofs

    The Air is a solar panel sticker, or, as Maxeon describes it, “peel and stick,” so the panels can be installed directly on a roof
    New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour
    Joseph Shavit
    • May 17, 2021

    New technology converts waste plastics to jet fuel in an hour

    Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel
    US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 13, 2021

    US power sector is halfway to zero carbon emissions

    Concerns about climate change are driving a growing number of states, utilities, and corporations to set the goal of zeroing out power
    'Skybrator' Vibrating Wind Turbine Is Producing Clean Energy
    Joseph Shavit
    • Apr 5, 2021

    'Skybrator' Vibrating Wind Turbine Is Producing Clean Energy

    Nicknamed 'the Skybrator' by the internet, a bladeless wind turbine has been designed to generate energy from its vibrations alone.
    Recycling batteries is shown to be more environmentally friendly
    Joseph Shavit
    • Mar 31, 2021

    Recycling batteries is shown to be more environmentally friendly

    Researchers conduct life-cycle assessment to determine the actual carbon footprint of recycling electric car batteries

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