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Improved fuel structure reduces explosive qualities
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
The dangers of explosive fuel could soon be reduced with the development of a new material that is comprised of extremely long polymer chains that can reduce fu...
NCSEA report maps regulatory, policy path to develop energy storage in NC
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
The emerging energy storage industry is charging up across the country, and North Carolina can continue advancing its clean energy leadership by identifying opp...
New polymer creates safer fuels
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Before embarking on a transcontinental journey, jet airplanes fill up with tens of thousands of gallons of fuel. In the event of a crash, such large quantities ...
A necklace of fractional vortices
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have arrived at how what is known as time-reversal symmetry can break in one class of superconducting material....
Superconductivity trained to promote magnetization
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Superconductivity, which is almost incompatible with magneticfield, under certain conditions is able to promote magnetization. Russian scientist Natalya Pugach ...
Extending a battery's lifetime with heat
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Don't go sticking your electronic devices in a toaster oven just yet, but for a longer-lasting battery, you might someday heat them up when not in use. Over tim...
Fusion reactors 'economically viable' say experts
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Fusion reactors could become an economically viable means of generating electricity within a few decades, and policy makers should start planning to build them ...
Researchers measure how specific atoms move in dielectric materials
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers from North Carolina State University, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and UNSW Australia have measured the behavior of sp...
Nobel laureate hopes work could pave way to fusion power
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
Canadian Arthur McDonald, who shared the Nobel Physics Prize with Takaaki Kajita of Japan, said Tuesday he hoped their work on neutrinos could pave the way to n...
A micro-supercapacitor with unmatched energy storage performance
Oct 05, 2015 (SPX)
A micro-supercapacitor made using a new electrode reached an energy density 1,000 times greater than existing electrochemical capacitors. With such a performanc...
Hydrogen for all seasons
Oct 05, 2015 (SPX)
Chemists from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have developed novel porous materials called "covalent organic frameworks", which provide a basis ...
India vows ambitious green targets but defends coal use
Oct 02, 2015 (AFP)
India set out a series of ambitious environmental targets Friday including reducing its carbon intensity by 35 percent by 2030, but rejected calls to curb coal ...
Making batteries with portabella mushrooms
Oct 02, 2015 (SPX)
Can portabella mushrooms stop cell phone batteries from degrading over time? Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineerin...
Iron-gallium alloy shows promise as a power-generation device
Oct 02, 2015 (SPX)
An alloy first made nearly two decades ago by the U. S. Navy could provide an efficient new way to produce electricity. The material, dubbed Galfenol, consists ...
New tech automatically 'tunes' powered prosthetics while walking
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
When amputees receive powered prosthetic legs, the power of the prosthetic limbs needs to be tuned by a prosthetics expert so that a patient can move normally -...
Small-scale nuclear fusion may be a new energy source
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
Fusion energy may soon be used in small-scale power stations. This means producing environmentally friendly heating and electricity at a low cost from fuel foun...
First optical rectenna converts light to DC current
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
Using nanometer-scale components, researchers have demonstrated the first optical rectenna, a device that combines the functions of an antenna and a rectifier d...
New York City to divest from coal
Sep 30, 2015 (UPI)
In the coming months, all five New York City pension boards will consider a proposal to divest from coal, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "New York Cit...
Nano-mechanical study offers new assessment of silicon for next-gen batteries
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
A detailed nano-mechanical study of mechanical degradation processes in silicon structures containing varying levels of lithium ions offers good news for resear...
Green storage for green energy
Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)
A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storage of electricity from intermittent energy sources like ...
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