Once seen as simple power sources, batteries today stand at the heart of the world’s clean-energy transformation as one of the fastest-growing technologies shaping our future....
A team of innovative engineers from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering just unveiled a new solid-state sodium battery enhancement that improves performance and stability....
Researchers from Columbia Engineering have created a new chip that can transform a laser into a “frequency comb,” generating multiple powerful light channels at the same...
Storing Energy In Concrete Capacitors When it comes to energy storage, all the attention is concentrated on batteries. While for a time it was mostly on...
Researchers from the Institute of Science, Tokyo, have developed a way to improve energy harvesters for electronics. Their novel approach utilizes quantum mechanics to surpass the...
The automotive industry is having its biggest transformation since cars replaced horse-drawn carriages as the primary mode of transportation in the early 20th century. Electric vehicles...
The oil and gas industry is one of the largest sectors in the world, valued at $6.10 trillion in 2024 and projected to surpass $8.79 trillion...
2024 was a landmark year for solar power. Global solar installations climbed to almost 600 GW, an increase of 33% over the previous year. It is performing...
Moving Beyond Lithium-Ion With the electrification of all forms of transportation, starting with cars, and soon also encompassing trucks, ships, and possibly even planes, battery storage...
The most solid alternative to widely used lithium-ion batteries, with the benefits of improved safety, higher energy density, longer lifespan, and faster charging, is almost here....
Hydrogen Fuel Cells: Iron Catalysts as a Platinum Alternative Hydrogen could, in theory, be the perfect fuel for a green future: It can be produced from...
The continuous growth of the world’s population and economy has led to a significant rise in energy demand, about 80% of which is met by fossil...
As renewable energy comes from natural resources and is replenished, it can help reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, address climate change, and meet our need...
With fossil fuels fast depleting and climate change worsening, we are in critical need for clean energy. While renewable energy sources offer a promising alternative, they...
Lithium Versus The Rest Lithium-ion batteries have so far dominated the electrification landscape, in large part due to lithium atoms’ unique electrical properties. Simply put, lithium,...
