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Wind could meet world power demand by 2030

Adapting a sophisticated climate model, researchers show that there is plenty of wind available to supply half to several times the world's total energy needs within the next two decades.

NSF awards $450,000 to UNH and Conductive Compounds Inc.

University of New Hampshire researchers and Conductive Compounds Inc. in Hudson recently received $450,000 from the National Science Foundation to help produce more conductive and cost-effective solar panels.

$18.5 million grant to develop self-powered health devices

Penn State, North Carolina State University, the University of Virginia and Florida International University will collaborate on a national nanotechnology research effort to create self-powered devices to help people monitor their health and understand how the surrounding environment affects it.

Wayne State University: new uses for flexible electronics technology

A Wayne State University researcher has developed technology that opens new possibilities for health care and medical applications of electronic devices.

Nanotubes to boost dye-sensitized solar cells

A three-year grant from the National Science Foundation has set the team on a track to explore ways to make new photoelectric cells more efficient, durable and affordable.

One-molecule-thick material has big advantages

A new research suggests that was just the beginning: A whole family of two-dimensional materials may open up even broader possibilities for applications that could change many aspects of modern life.

Self charging power cell converts and stores energy in a single unit

Researchers have developed a self-charging power cell that directly converts mechanical energy to chemical energy, storing the power until it is released as electrical current.

New battery created by intentionally engineering defects in graphene

The result is a graphene anode material that can be charged or discharged 10 times faster than conventional graphite anodes used in today's lithium (Li)-ion batteries.

Spintronics for energy efficient computing

Researchers discover possibility to use the spin for processing logical operations, both fast and energy-efficiently.

Advance in generating electricity from wastewater

Engineers have made a breakthrough in the performance of microbial fuel cells that can produce electricity directly from wastewater.

Utah physicists invent 'Spintronic' LED

New technology promises brighter TV and computer displays

How dye-based nanotubes can help harvest light's energy

Microorganisms called green sulfur bacteria, which live deep in the ocean where there's hardly any light available, manage to harvest 98 percent of the energy in the light that reaches them.

Tighter stitching means better graphene, scientists say

The quality of this "stitching" -- the boundaries at which graphene crystals grow together and form sheets -- is just as important as the size of the crystals themselves, which scientists had previously thought held the key to making better graphene.

New fuel cell keeps going after the hydrogen runs out

Materials scientists at Harvard have demonstrated a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC) that converts hydrogen into electricity but can also store electrochemical energy like a battery. This fuel cell can continue to produce power for a short time after its fuel has run out.

Researchers develop paintable battery

Researchers at Rice University have developed a lithium-ion battery that can be painted on virtually any surface.

The first all-carbon photovoltaic cell

The carbon-based cell is most effective at capturing sunlight in the near-infrared region. Because the material is transparent to visible light, such cells could be overlaid on conventional solar cells, creating a tandem device that could harness most of the energy of sunlight.

Nano-infused paint can detect strain

Rice University's fluorescent nanotube coating can reveal stress on planes, bridges, buildings

Textured surface may boost power output of solar cells

A team at MIT has found a new approach that could reduce the thickness of the silicon used by more than 90 percent while still maintaining high efficiency.

A dirt cheap magnetic field sensor from plastic paint

The new kind of magnetic-resonance magnetometer also resists heat and degradation, works at room temperature and never needs to be calibrated.

New type of electrolyte could be key to better batteries

Startup company Boulder Ionics is has developed a new high-throughput, low-cost synthesis platform for producing ionic liquid electrolytes for use in advanced energy storage devices.

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