Korean technology to develop a new piezoelectric nanogenerator
Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology has developed a new piezoelectric nanogenerator, low cost and scale self powered energy system.
As well know piezoelectric...
nanoFlowcell: the new Concept of Sustainable Electromobility
nanoFlowcell can deliver electromobility
Electromobility, or the use of electric vehicles (EVs) for transportation, is widely regarded as a key solution to reduce greenhouse gas...
Nanocable could be big boon for energy storage
Thanks to a little serendipity, researchers at Rice University have created a tiny coaxial cable that is about a thousand times smaller than a...
Ferroelectric nanostructures directly on plastic
The technique, which uses a heated atomic force microscope (AFM) tip to produce patterns, could facilitate high-density, low-cost production of complex ferroelectric structures for...
Hydrogen fuel cell from seawater
Researchers have developed a method that uses aluminum and a liquid alloy to extract hydrogen from seawater to run engines in boats and ships,...
The biodiversity crisis: Worse than climate change
Biodiversity is declining rapidly throughout the world. The challenges of conserving the world’s species are perhaps even larger than mitigating the negative effects of...
Solar cells could reach 70 percent efficiency
It has long been thought that conversion efficiency of solar cells cannot exceed 34 percent for a single material or less than about 45...
The Robojelly built on nanotechnology and powered by hydrogen and oxygen
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas and Virginia Tech have created an undersea vehicle inspired by the common jellyfish that runs on...
Quantum Computer Built Inside a Diamond
Diamonds are forever - or, at least, the effects of a diamond on quantum computing may be.
A team that includes scientists from USC has...
The Elektra One is the Latest German Electric-Powered Plane
The Elektra One is part of PC-Aero’s campaign to fly three different electric airplane in the next few years.
With at least a shell of...