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Small-scale nuclear fusion may be a new energy source

Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)

Fusion energy may soon be used in small-scale power stations. This means producing environmentally friendly heating and electricity at a low cost from fuel foun...

New York City to divest from coal

Sep 30, 2015 (UPI)

In the coming months, all five New York City pension boards will consider a proposal to divest from coal, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said. "New York Cit...

Nano-mechanical study offers new assessment of silicon for next-gen batteries

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

A detailed nano-mechanical study of mechanical degradation processes in silicon structures containing varying levels of lithium ions offers good news for resear...

PolyU develops novel eco high performance energy storage device

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

The Department of Applied Physics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a simple approach to synthesize novel environmentally friendly m...

Method could make hydrogen fuel cells more efficient

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

With the growth of wind and solar energy and the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, many people in the U.S. may have forgotten about the promised "hydr...

Using hybrid gold nanoclusters for enzymatic fuel cells

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

With fossil-fuel sources dwindling, better biofuel cell design is a strong candidate in the energy field. In research published in the Journal of the American C...

Green storage for green energy

Sep 25, 2015 (SPX)

A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a rechargeable battery that could make storage of electricity from intermittent energy sources like ...

Houston researchers create fatigue-free, stretchable conductor

Sep 23, 2015 (SPX)

Researchers have discovered a new stretchable, transparent conductor that can be folded or stretched and released, resulting in a large curvature or a significa...

Digestible batteries needed to power electronic pills

Sep 23, 2015 (SPX)

Imagine a "smart pill" that can sense problems in your intestines and actively release the appropriate drugs. We have the biological understanding to create suc...

Notre Dame to do away with coal

Sep 22, 2015 (UPI)

With Pope Francis headed to the United States, one of the nation's largest Catholic universities, Notre Dame, said it was moving away from coal. "In recognition...

Coal's image suffering in climate debate: BHP

Sep 19, 2015 (AFP)

The coal industry is losing the public relations battle against environmental activists, mining giant BHP Billiton has warned as it urged the sector to unite to...

Designing switchable electric and magnetic order for low-energy computing

Sep 18, 2015 (SPX)

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new material that combines both electrical and magnetic order at room temperature, using a design app...

Breakthrough observation of Mott transition in a superconductor

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

An international team of researchers, including the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology at the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the U.S. Department of...

New ORNL catalyst addresses engine efficiency, emissions quandary

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

A catalyst being developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could overcome one of the key obstacles still preventing a...

Discovery of a highly efficient catalyst eases way to hydrogen economy

Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)

Hydrogen could be the ideal fuel: Whether used to make electricity in a fuel cell or burned to make heat, the only byproduct is water; there is no climate-alter...

Study: Efficient new catalyst may pave way for hydrogen economy

Sep 14, 2015 (UPI)

Many researchers continue to hold hope for an eco-friendly hydrogen economy -- a comprehensive energy-delivery industry based on hydrogen. Hydrogen can be burne...

Physicists catch a magnetic wave that offers promise for more energy-efficient computing

Sep 14, 2015 (SPX)

A team of physicists has taken pictures of a theorized but previously undetected magnetic wave, the discovery of which offers the potential to be an energy-effi...

Rat race over Scandinavia's household waste

Sep 13, 2015 (AFP)

Norway and Sweden are locked in a tug-of-war over dozens of lorries that cross the border each day carrying loads of precious cargo: garbage. Sweden is conscien...

Hyperloop: Transport into the Future

Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum imparts extensive expertise in vacuum technology to one of the most challenging transportation projects of the future. The German-Americ...

SeaRoc and Natural Power helping EDF's Paimpol-Brehat Tidal Farm

Sep 09, 2015 (SPX)

SeaRoc and sister company Natural Power have joined forces to develop their offshore energy capabilities in France. This has now resulted in the two companies, ...