Energy
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Fruit gear to power microbial fuel cells
A group of researchers the has created two reactors with microbial fuel cell feeding them with "smoothies" of apples Granny…
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Seawater batteries, reached 2,000 cycles
New research from Pohang University of Science and Technology has found a way to increase the performance of marine water…
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Solar panels at sea, in Holland defy the waves and marry wind
Oceans of Energy has been awarded the contract for the installation and management of the first floating photovoltaic system to…
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Kesterite solar cells, new steps forward in efficiency
A study by Chinese researchers brings the efficiency of photovoltaics in CZTSSe to 13.8%. Content value that marks, however, a…
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Zinc water batteries, the secret of efficiency is a “low-sodium diet”
An international team of engineers and chemists has developed a new approach to make zinc ion batteries more sustainable, safe…
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Glass blocks to insulate the building thanks to aerogel insulation
Save on heating and light thanks to translucent glass blocks filled with insulating aerogel. The evolution 2.0 of "Aerobrick" of…
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From EPFL the solar reactor that produces hydrogen, oxygen and useful heat
Realized the first solar hydrogen production system on a kilowatt scale that uses a photoelectrochemical device thermally integrated with a…
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Photovoltaic in perovskite triple junction, efficiency is record
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto created a new perovskite-based solar cell, achieving a conversion efficiency of…
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Debut of Titan Silicon, the nanocomposite silicon anode for a new era of electric vehicles
Californian company Sila brings to market the first high-performance replacement of the traditional graphite anode for lithium-ion batteries
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From Sweden the ecological and delicate recycling of solar cells in CIGS
A new research by Chalmers University of Technology has tested a process at room temperature to recover the precious metals…
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