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A clear semiconductor based on tin could improve solar power generation
Mobility is a key parameter for semiconductor performance and relates to how quickly and easily electrons can move inside a substance. Researchers have achieved the highest mobility among thin films...
LSU coach Ed Orgeron: Joe Burrow can build Super Bowl team in Cincinnati
LSU football coach Ed Orgeron "doesn't see any reason" quarterback Joe Burrow can't build a championship team for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Four of the most reliable vacuum cleaners on the market
With these vacuums, you won't need to go over a spot twice. (Depositphotos/)If you’re anything like us, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as watching a powerful vacuum revive a rug. It’s easy to...
Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same
Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world?
A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat
Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or catch fire. Now, researchers reporting...
Pandemic will drive biggest drop in CO2 emissions since WW II, WMO says
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to drive carbon dioxide emissions down 6 per cent this year, the head of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday, in what would be the...
A clear semiconductor based on tin could improve solar power generation
Mobility is a key parameter for semiconductor performance and relates to how quickly and easily electrons can move inside a substance. Researchers have now achieved the highest mobility among thin...
Microwaves power new technology for batteries, energy
New battery technology involving microwaves may provide an avenue for renewable energy conversion and storage.
Toilet paper is in high demand. So is this 'toilet paper' cake
Sunmerry Bakery debuts "toilet paper" cake to show your loved ones that they're essential.
Scientists find bisulphates that curb efficacy of diesel engine catalysts
A team of researchers from Yale-NUS College, in collaboration with scientists in Sweden, has found that bisulphate species in the exhaust stream are strongly connected to decreasing the effectiveness of...
Op-Ed: We all need to shake off the pandemic, literally
Dancing at home during the shutdown is the coronavirus pandemic's bathtub gin.
Clean energy can be a 'huge job creator' as economy recovers, Tom Steyer says
Gov. Gavin Newsom tapped Steyer to help craft California'e economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses some of his task force's goals.
New hybrid material improves the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries
Researchers have developed a new hybrid material of mesoporous silicon microparticles and carbon nanotubes that can improve the performance of silicon in Li-ion batteries.
New model to improve accuracy of storm surge analysis
A new international study applied a novel statistical method that -- for the first time -- captures the important interactions between tides and storm surges. These natural forces are caused...
Engineers develop way to improve efficiency and heat tolerance of devices
When it comes to increasing electric storage efficiency and electric breakdown strength -- the ability of an electrical system to operate at higher voltage and temperatures with great efficiency --...
Water replaces toxins: Green production of plastics
A new way to synthesize polymers, called hydrothermal synthesis, can be used to produce important high-performance materials in a way which is much better for the environment. Dangerous toxins which...
Modelling wrinkling and buckling in materials that form the basis of flexible electronics
A new article aims to understand how materials used in flexible electronics behave under stress and strain, particularly, how they wrinkle and buckle.
Cool down fast to advance quantum nanotechnology
An international team of scientists have found an easy way to trigger an unusual state of matter called a Bose-Einstein condensate. The new method is expected to help advance the...
How to care for your car if you’re not driving it very often
Even sitting in a parking garage for extended periods can be bad for your ride. (Pixabay /)Spending too much time sitting around can be bad for your body—and the same is true...
Advancing high temperature electrolysis: Splitting water to store energy as hydrogen
Recently, researchers developed a new electrode material for an electrochemical cell that can efficiently convert excess electricity and water into hydrogen. When demand for electricity increases, the electrochemical cell is...
Engineering's new scavenger technology allows robots to 'eat' metal for energy
New research is bridging the gap between batteries and energy harvesters like solar panels. Their 'metal-air scavenger' gets the best of both worlds.
Mitch Allmond: Shaping a better fundamental understanding of matter
In the Physics Division of the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, James ("Mitch") Allmond conducts experiments and uses theoretical models to advance our understanding of the structure of...
Bundle of diamond threads can store and release energy
Scientists at the Queensland University of Technology have developed a new energy storage technology using tiny diamond threads.
Advancing high temperature electrolysis: Splitting water to store energy as hydrogen
While energy sources such as wind and solar are great at producing emissions-free electricity, they depend on the sun and the wind, so supply doesn't always meet the demand. Likewise,...
Resistance bands that will take your workout to the next level
Stretch it out. (Geert Pieters via Unsplash/)There’s only so much that running in the park will do to keep you feeling strong and toned. Luckily, there are lots of ways to make...
New POP atomic clock design achieves state-of-the-art frequency stability
Chinese researchers have developed a pulsed optically pumped (POP) atomic clock with a frequency stability of 4.7 x 10-15 at 104 seconds based on a new design.
High-quality boron nitride grown at atmospheric pressure
Graphene Flagship researchers at RWTH Aachen University, Germany and ONERA-CNRS, France, in collaboration with researchers at the Peter Grunberg Institute, Germany, the University of Versailles, France, and Kansas State University,...
Volvo, Daimler partner to develop fuel cell power for heavy vehicles
Volvo and Daimler's truck division announced Tuesday they will partner to develop fuel cell systems to power heavy vehicles, as an alternative to gasoline and diesel.