News tagged with energy storage
Related topics: energy , battery , electrodes , lithium ion battery
Harnessing nanopatterns: Tiny textures can produce big differences
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at MIT has uncovered new information about how nanoscale patterns on the surface of a material can produce significant changes in the way it interacts with liquids. The discovery ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Springs built from nanotubes could provide big power storage potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by MIT scientists suggests that carbon nanotubes -- tube-shaped molecules of pure carbon -- could be formed into tiny springs capable of storing as much energy, pound for pound, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Researchers Hope to Mass-Produce Tiny Robots
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny robots the size of a flea could one day be mass-produced, churned out in swarms and programmed for a variety of applications, such as surveillance, micromanufacturing, medicine, cleaning, ...
Aug 28, 2009 |
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Harnessing carbon nanomaterials for drug delivery systems, oxygen sensors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two nanoscale devices recently reported by University of Pittsburgh researchers in two separate journals harness the potential of carbon nanomaterials to enhance technologies for drug or imaging agent delivery ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 17, 2009 |
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Computer game taps creativity of scientists to solve energy problems
The American Chemical Society's (ACS) 238th National Meeting will be the site of a rare "thought experiment" intended to focus the creative genius of hundreds of scientists on solutions to one of the 21st Century's most ...
Aug 17, 2009 |
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EarthTalk: What are some low-cost ways to make a home green?
Dear EarthTalk: What are some simple low-cost improvements I can do to my home to make it greener? (Stefan Lonce, via e-mail)
Aug 11, 2009 |
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Artificial Leaves Generate Power by Pumping Water
(PhysOrg.com) -- Natural leaves constantly lose water through evaporation, as the water in their veins is pumped up to the top of the tree. This process, called transpiration, could also create a mechanical ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
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General Electric Plans Net-Zero Energy Home by 2015
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using solar panels, wind turbines, appliance monitoring, and on-site energy storage, General Electric has a plan to enable homeowners to cut their annual energy consumption (from the electric ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 16, 2009 |
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A Glimpse of the Future MEMS-based Storage: Totally Green & Thumbnail Size
The University of Twente--Enschede, The Netherlands published newly conferred PhD Mohammed Ghiath Khatib's thesis, "MEMS-based Storage Devices: Integration in Energy-Constrained Mobile System". The new MEMS, ...
Jun 23, 2009 |
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Researchers study salt's potential to store energy
(PhysOrg.com) -- When the wind blows, it blows — sometimes to a fault. The same is true for the sun: It can beat down relentlessly, scorching everything — and everyone-beneath its intense rays.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Resilin springs simplify the control of crustacean limb movements
Animals can simplify the brain control of their limb movements by moving a joint with just one muscle that operates against a spring made of the almost perfect elastic substance called resilin. This principle is analysed ...
May 29, 2009 |
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Engineering Carbon for Impressive Hydrogen Storage
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Missouri researchers recently showed how carbon nanostructures can be engineered to become excellent media for hydrogen storage, work that may be important for the advancement of hydrogen-energy ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 22, 2009 |
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Major breakthrough in lithium battery technology reported
An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 18, 2009 |
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Air-fueled battery could last up to 10 times longer
A new type of air-fuelled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 18, 2009 |
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Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible
The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...
May 07, 2009 |
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