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Apr 12 | News
Equipped
with a fuel cell by Clarkson University engineers, a snail was able to
regenerate glucose consumed by biocatalytic electrodes, and, upon
feeding and relaxing, produce a new portion electrical energy. The
world's first "electrified snail" joins menagerie of cockroaches, rats,
rabbits, and other animals previously implanted with biofuel cells that
generate electricity.
Apr 3 | News
According
to a new study using SWITCH, a highly detailed computer model of the
electric power grid, University of California, Berkeley researchers have
learned that goals for decarbonization of the electric power sector are
most easily achieved using renewable or nuclear energy sources in lieu
of coal.
Feb 28 | News
A technology developed at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory could streamline and strengthen the process for siting
power
plants while potentially enhancing the nation's energy security.
Feb 28 | News
Sandia National
Laboratories has developed an experimental smart outlet that
autonomously
measures, monitors, and controls electrical loads with no connection to a
centralized computer or system. The goal of the smart outlet and similar
innovations is to make the power grid more distributed and intelligent,
capable
of reconfiguring itself as conditions change.
Jan 11 | News
Imagine dropping your phone on the hard concrete sidewalk—but when you pick it up, you find its battery has already healed itself. A team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Argonne National Laboratory are exploring ways to design batteries that heal themselves when damaged.
Jan 10 | News
University of California, Davis, researchers have proposed a radical new way of thinking about the chemical reactions between water and metal oxides. The new paradigm could lead to a better understanding of corrosion and how toxic minerals leach from rocks and soil. It could also help in development of green technology.
Jan 9 | News
When
geochemist David Valentine and colleagues published a study in early
2011 documenting how bacteria blooms had consumed almost all of the
deepwater methane plumes following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in
2010, some people were skeptical. A recent publication explains how they
did it.
12/15/2011 | News
A
team has reportedly have discovered that it's possible to double the
number of electrons harvested from one photon of sunlight using an
organic plastic semiconductor material. The theory, based on capturing
electrons that are typically lost to heat, is that each photon produces a
dark quantum “shadow state” from which another electron can be
captured.
10/17/2011 | News
An international team of scientists have successfully concentrated the energy of infrared laser pulses, enabling them to generate extreme ultraviolet light pulses that repeated 75 million times per second. The achievement was possible with the invention of a nano funnel.
8/25/2011 | News
Researchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University developed a system that uses a network of smartphones mounted on car dashboards to collect information about traffic signals and tell drivers when slowing down could help them avoid waiting at lights. By reducing the need to idle and accelerate from a standstill, the system saves gas.
