(Phys.org)—Using ultrafast X-rays, scientists for the first time have watched how quickly electrons hop their way through rust nanoparticles.
Condensed Matter
Dec 24, 2012
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Scientists at USC have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting, built from cheap, eco-friendly components.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 25, 2014
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Some look at an abandoned, centuries-old iron mine in New York's Adirondacks and see a relic.
Energy & Green Tech
Dec 18, 2016
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Hydrogen could be an important part of our future energy supply: It can be stored, transported and burned as needed. However, most of the hydrogen available today is a by-product of natural gas production, and this has to ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 31, 2022
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The ability to generate oxygen through photosynthesis—that helpful service performed by plants and algae, making life possible for humans and animals on Earth—evolved just once, roughly 2.3 billion years ago, in certain ...
Biotechnology
Mar 30, 2017
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In 2016, the United States experienced 3,879 blackouts of more than 48 minutes that affected over 18 million people. A recent poll says nearly two-thirds of Americans believe the national power grid is vulnerable to a cyber ...
Energy & Green Tech
Apr 20, 2017
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Most people only think about the electricity that powers our homes and gadgets when it isn't there. When the power is humming, we tend to take it for granted. The trouble is, the network that delivers the electricity to keep ...
Engineering
Jan 15, 2015
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Last year, California set the nation's most ambitious energy goal—deriving 100 percent of its electrical power from renewable sources by 2045. Many other states have since joined with similar goals, including New York, ...
Energy & Green Tech
May 31, 2019
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(Phys.org) -- For the first time, engineers at the University of New South Wales have demonstrated that hydrogen can be released and reabsorbed from a promising storage material, overcoming a major hurdle to its use as an ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 15, 2012
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Siemens is working with customers in the United States to move generation closer to load sources, increasing distributed energy sources on the grid. Many large energy users – military bases, universities, commercial campuses, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 8, 2016
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