A research team from the Xinjiang Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a basalt fiber/cotton fiber composite yarn that integrates weavability with multiple functional properties. The study was published in Composites Communications....
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NUS researchers have developed a vapor-deposition method that dramatically improves the long-term and high-temperature stability of perovskite-silicon (Si) tandem solar cells. The findings were published in Science....
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Across India, battery recycling faces a mixture of challenges and opportunity as it plays an important role in the country's shift to clean power....
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New research by Brown University engineers identifies a simple strategy for combating a major stumbling block in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium batteries....
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An EHU study, now published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, has found a way of using mussel shells, which usually end up in landfills, in the textile industry....
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Researchers have identified a key reason why the batteries used to power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles deteriorate over time, a critical step toward building faster, more reliable and longer-lasting batteries....
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By the end of the year, the carbon footprint of global AI systems for the whole of 2025 could equal that of New York City. At the same time, AI's thirst for water could rival that of the world's bottled water market, according to new estimates....
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Perovskite solar modules provide numerous benefits. They are lightweight, highly efficient, easily scalable, and at the same time inexpensive and facile to produce. However, their commercial use still faces challenges. During production, toxic solvents are used to dissolve the perovskite crystals, which are then processed into so-called perovskite inks. These...
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The internet is awash with adverts for various portable heaters, with claims that they will heat your house for pennies. Some are marketed as the "Tesla of the heating industry" (despite being nothing to do with Elon Musk's carmaker), while others claim they can "heat up a house in three...
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As the demand for renewable energy grows, scientists are developing new types of solar cells that are both highly efficient and scalable. The back-contact perovskite solar cell (BC-PSC) is one such innovative architecture, emerging as a promising alternative to traditional front-contact designs....
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Nuclear power is among the cleanest energy sources on Earth, but the materials that fuel it can degrade during operation. A new international study may unlock safer, longer-lasting fuel for the next generation of reactors....
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Everyone—politicians and the public—is talking about energy costs. In particular, they're talking about data centers that drive artificial intelligence systems and their increasing energy demand, electricity costs and strain on the nation's already overloaded energy grid....
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Artificial intelligence is getting more powerful—but it's also racking up a massive energy bill. Some estimate that one maximum-length ChatGPT query can use about twice as much power as an average U.S. home does in one minute. Multiply that by billions of queries and the enormous training AI models require,...
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Carbon trading revenues could exceed $40 billion annually by 2050 while helping the Philippines achieve net-zero emissions in its power sector, according to new research from the University of Surrey....
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What's the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modelers seek to answer this very large question in their GenCost report....
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