This miniature boat is built from a structural supercapacitor—a material that provides both structural support and energy storage capabilities. Credit: UC San Diego Jacobs School of…
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Credit: Shutterstock In the world of lithium-ion batteries, smartphones take center stage. Yet they’ve also sparked an ongoing debate: does prolonged (or overnight) charging wreak havoc…
Illustration of the solar-powered coupled photoelectrochemical and hydrogenation unit. The coupled device uses sunlight to generate hydrogen and consumes some of the generated hydrogen in situ…
Credit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2023). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202311589 Flexible aqueous batteries, such as those used in portable electronics, often contain a hydrogel electrolyte containing water and…
This aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, northern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023, shortly after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Company…
Ghasempour, left, worked closely with graduate student Atsutse Kludze, right, who led much of the experiment’s design and data collection. Credit: Princeton University One bad apple…
A block-flow diagram of the hybridized PV system is illustrated. Both electrical energy storage (EES) and thermal energy storage (TES) options are illustrated, but only one…
The number of journeys to work by bike rose by 15 percent in 2022. As the popularity of cycling soars in France, a growing number of…
Graphical abstract. Credit: Cell Reports Physical Science (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2023.101606 Researchers around the world are working on more efficient methods for producing hydrogen. Hydrogen could make…
Image of nickel-iron-cobalt layered double hydroxide supported on hydrophobic crystalline carbon and image of crystalline carbon. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) According to…