3+ hour, 56+ min ago  (604+ words) Finding the semiconductor material's Higgs mode allowed researchers to tune their band gaps, making them better suited for solar cell applications. Scientists at the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in the US found an elusive type of vibration, called the Higgs…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (192+ words) Interesting Engineering Modified silicon substrate incorporating propriety thin film technology aims to reduce dislocation defects in Ga N-on-silicon wafers, potentially cutting costs for RF device makers. Scott Bibaud, president and CEO of Atomera, said: "We're fundamentally changing the economics of…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (494+ words) The PPPL team developed a formula to predict plasma magnetization based on laser and target variables. A study conducted by researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has resolved the debate over how these fields form in expanding plasma. It…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (623+ words) A new two-stage process turns discarded plastic into jet fuel using hydrogen and single-atom catalysts. Researchers from Nanjing Forestry University and Tsinghua University have reportedly developed a way of turning plastic waste into something close to jet fuel. Similar processes…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (346+ words) Yale scientists combined carbon nanotube catalysts with silicon micropillars to create a device that transforms CO2 into liquid fuel. The system works without external electricity. Instead, it relies entirely on sunlight to drive the chemical reaction. Researchers say the device converts…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (604+ words) Generating two pounds of hydrogen through electrolysis requires over eight gallons of freshwater, putting a serious strain on its availability. Hychor, a spin-off from the University of Aberdeen in the UK, has developed a low-cost on-site, off-grid solution that uses…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (572+ words) The team watched individual atoms move and reorganize in real time. Researchers in the UK have identified a way to speed up the production of green hydrogen after discovering that atoms can mix, split apart and reorganize during the same…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (477+ words) New material design helps chloride ions move 10, 000 times faster, supporting future seawater-based batteries. Scientists have boosted the movement of chloride ions through a solid material by up to 10, 000 times, advancing efforts to develop seawater-based batteries for large-scale renewable energy storage....

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (476+ words) The material enables energy storage devices to operate in extreme cold. Scientists in South Korea have unveiled an ultra-stretchable hydrogen electrolyte that can expand up to 900 percent of its original size while staying fully functional at subzero temperatures. The study…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (540+ words) New catalyst strategy raises reaction efficiency from 12 percent to 52 percent without changing catalyst design. Researchers in South Korea have developed a new catalyst design strategy that boosts the efficiency of reactions used in batteries and hydrogen fuel cells without changing…...