And it releases energy on demand.MOST – Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage Systems. Credit: Chalmers University of TechnologyA press statement discloses that scientists from Sweden's Chalmers University of Technology developed an energy storage system that holds solar power in liquid form for approximately 18 years.With the help of researchers from China's Shanghai Jiao Tong...
a) Schematic illustration of the Al-Si1−xGex-Al heterostructure after the thermally induced Al-Si1−xGex exchange. b) False-color SEM image showing an actual device. The zoomed-in view shows a schematic of the epitaxially grown Si-Si1−x. Credit: Small (2022). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204178TU Wien (Vienna) has done well in making a new sort of material usable for chip technology with germanium and silicon....
Scientists showed how MnBi6Te10, shown here in purple (tellurium), blue (bismuth) and green (manganese), can act as a magnetic topological insulator, conducting electrical current (blue) along a “quantum highway” without losing energy. The study revealed that a concerted action of different material defects is key to the quantum electronic properties. Credit: University of ChicagoQuantum...
Credit: © fox17 / stock.adobe.comResearchers at the University of Chicago have found a means to produce a material that resembles plastic yet conducts electricity more like a metal.Like a metal?The research, released on Oct. 26 in Nature, shows how to produce a sort of material wherein the molecular fragments are shuffled and disordered but...
Texas A&M University researchers are using 3D printing and salt to create environmentally friendly polymers that will degrade over time. Credit: Texas A&M Engineering.Dr. Emily Pentzer, an associate educator in the Division of Materials Science and Engineering and the Division of Chemistry at Texas A&M College, makes 3D printed polymers more environmentally friendly with a...
Magnetic bacteria (gray) can squeeze through narrow intercellular spaces to cross the blood vessel wall and infiltrate tumors. Credit: Yimo Yan / ETH ZurichScientists worldwide are investigating how anti-cancer drugs can most efficiently reach the tumours they target. One probability is to use modified bacteria as "ferries" to bring the medications with the blood...
The system worked 3 times better than today's state-of-the-art passive cooling system.As the world's climate continues to warm up, the world demand for air conditioning is currently skyrocketing. In 2019, the requirement for cooling drew in 8.5% of the globe's total electricity consumption, equating to some one billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions.As more...
The distributions and sizes of lithium peroxide on the end surfaces of C-AAO electrodes and inside them. Credit: Prof. TAN Peng's teamWith a high power density, Li-O2 batteries have become a state-of-the-art battery Innovation. Inside the Li-O2 battery, the generation and disintegration of the discharged product solid lithium peroxide (Li2O2) have a significant impact...
Abstract illustration of atoms passing through water and an electrified membrane under a shining sun. Credit: Meenesh SinghA group of scientists led by Meenesh Singh at the College of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to convert 100% carbon dioxide from the industrial exhaust into ethylene, a fundamental building block for plastic products.Their findings...
The Waveline Magnet prototype is made up of numerous floating platforms connected to one another to resemble a floating spine. The flexible and modular system is made to allow the energy generator to smoothly follow the motion of the waves. Credit: SWEL/ YouTube via Screenshot.Nevertheless, a firm from Cyprus has created a unique floating...
