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Physicists discover flaws in superconductor theory
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
University of Houston physicists report finding major theoretical flaws in the generally accepted understanding of how a superconductor traps and holds a magnet...
New magnetism research brings high-temp superconductivity applications closer
Apr 15, 2016 (SPX)
A research team led by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has discovered that only half the atoms in some iron-based superconduct...
Battery components can take the heat
Apr 14, 2016 (SPX)
Rice University materials scientists have introduced a combined electrolyte and separator for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries that supplies energy at usable ...
Oxygen key to containing coal ash contamination
Apr 14, 2016 (SPX)
As energy companies decide what to do with aging coal ash disposal facilities in North Carolina and across the nation, they may be overlooking a fundamental but...
Impossible superconductors gone live
Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)
The scientists from the Faculty of Physics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University conducted a study evaluating the appearance of the superconducting state in ...
PPPL scientists help test innovative device to improve efficiency of tokamaks
Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have helped design and test a component that could improve the performa...
Defects in LED diodes that lead to less efficient solid state lighting identified
Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)
Using state-of-the-art theoretical methods, UCSB researchers have identified a specific type of defect in the atomic structure of a light-emitting diode (LED) t...
So long lithium, hello bacteria batteries
Apr 13, 2016 (SPX)
As renewable energy sources grow, so does the demand for new ways to store the resulting energy at low-cost and in environmentally friendly ways. Now scientists...
Transition of copper-oxide compound studied in fine detail
Apr 12, 2016 (SPX)
Using a highly controlled deposition technique, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have synthesized ultrathin ...
Cost-effective production of hydrogen from natural resources
Apr 11, 2016 (SPX)
Owing to their unbeatable electro-optical properties and compatibility with existing silicon technology, silicon nanosheets (SiNSs) are one of most exciting rec...
Back to basics with thermoelectric power
Apr 11, 2016 (SPX)
Many phenomena in physics, though well-known, are not necessarily widely understood. That's the case with thermoelectricity, which harnesses waste heat by coupl...
New plasma source favorable for hydrogen negative ion beam is developed
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a new plasma wave phenomenon, leading to the development of a negative ion source for fusion plasma heating. Le...
For rechargeable batteries that crush the competition, crush this material
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
By chemically modifying and pulverizing a promising group of compounds, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have potentially...
New tools created to debug intermittently powered energy-harvesting devices
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at Disney Research and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) have developed a system for finding computer bugs in small devices that scavenge their energ...
Superconductivity seen in a new light
Apr 06, 2016 (SPX)
Superconducting materials have the characteristic of letting an electric current flow without resistance. The study of superconductors with a high critical temp...
Hybrid system could cut coal-plant emissions in half
Apr 06, 2016 (SPX)
Most of the world's nations have agreed to make substantial reductions in their greenhouse gas emissions, but achieving these goals is still a considerable tech...
Argonne continues to pave way for improved battery performance testing
Apr 05, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have demonstrated that the design and placement of a tiny measurement device called a ...
Penn moves one step closer to sustainable hydrogen production
Apr 05, 2016 (SPX)
Splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen parts may sound like science fiction, but it's the end goal of chemists and chemical engineers like Christopher Mur...
Bangladesh police charge thousands over coal plant protests
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
Bangladesh police on Tuesday charged thousands of villagers with vandalism and assault after demonstrations against a Chinese-backed power plant in which four p...
Flat boron is a superconductor
Apr 05, 2016 (SPX)
Rice University scientists have determined that two-dimensional boron is a natural low-temperature superconductor. In fact, it may be the only 2-D material with...
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