Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:30:16 +0000
An iridescent giant clam hooks up with algae to inspire a new bio-based approach to solar cell technology.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2024 14:35:40 +0000
A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has bridged a knowledge gap in atomic-scale heat motion. This new understanding holds promise for enhancing materials to advance an emerging technology called solid-state cooling. An environmentally friendly innovation, solid-state cooling could efficiently chill many things in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:52:11 +0000
Funding will support NOAA’s efforts to provide communities with decision-making tools and information necessary for coastal resilience Today, the Department of Commerce and NOAA announced $16.7 million in funding across 12 awards to support the development of innovative new technologies and public-private partnerships focused on sustainability, equity, biodiversity and climate … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2024 15:35:57 +0000
Oxford PV is bringing its tandem perovskite-silicon solar cells to the residential market, offering more power in a smaller footprint.
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 20:01:33 +0000
Argonne High School Autonomous Vehicle Competition teaches participants about teamwork, engineering, planning and problem-solving skills. Conner Schroeder, a senior at Guilford High School in Rockford was prepared for minor fog. But he and his teammates were unprepared for a “torrential rain” on the obstacle course. Knowing there wasn’t much they could … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2024 19:55:59 +0000
Insights could help foster electric vehicle batteries with longer driving range and lower cost Scientists have discovered the culprit behind the performance fade in nickel-rich cathodes for lithium-ion batteries. The team’s new analysis method was key to the discovery. The first generation of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles has been a remarkable … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 22:44:03 +0000
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system. The achievement surpasses ORNL’s … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 22:06:58 +0000
■ Increases ionic conductivity tenfold, enabling operation at room temperature and ensuring high-speed charging performance and fire safety ■ Achieved through joint research with research team of the late Professor John B. Goodenough, a Nobel laureate in Chemistry SK On has succeeded in co-developing a polymer electrolyte for lithium-metal batteries … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: World Resources Institute| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 20:42:49 +0000
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities are now higher than at any point in our history. In fact, recent data reveals that global CO2 emissions were 182 times higher in 2022 than they were in 1850, around the time the industrial revolution was underway.1 How did we arrive at … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2024 01:33:10 +0000
June starts hurricane season, an unsettling time for some people living near our nation’s shorelines. For the next 6 months, communities will be on watch for severe storms and high winds that could potentially knock out power or damage homes and businesses. Strong winds also put America’s growing fleet of … [continued]
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