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ARTICLES
22 Feb 2012
Harvesting energy from everyday motion
By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of everyday life.
21 Feb 2012
Tandem polymer solar cells set record for energy-conversion
In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential.
20 Feb 2012
Energy harvesting technology wins top prize
A team of Wayne State University graduate students and their unique energy-harvesting technology has won the $50,000 first prize in the Michigan Clean Energy Venture Challenge.
17 Feb 2012
Rapid, uniform dispersion method for carbon nanotubes
Harnessing the power of carbon nanotubes could get considerably easier, thanks to an advance by engineers from the University of South Carolina and the University of Georgia.
16 Feb 2012
Military technology promises battery revolution
Scientists at BAE Systems say they have successfully demonstrated the most radical method of storing electricity since the invention of batteries over 200 years ago.
15 Feb 2012
Liquid batteries could level the load
New results from an ongoing research program at MIT show a promising technology that could provide that long-sought way of leveling the load — at far lower cost and with greater longevity than previous methods.