A safe nuclear battery that could last a lifetime
Researchers at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science & Technology are developing nuclear batteries using radiocarbon, offering decades-long power without recharging.
Compact fusion device achieves first plasma
Scientists at the University of Seville have inaugurated a revolutionary spherical tokamak, featuring negative triangularity that aims to unlock compact fusion power plants.
Static electricity could help run air conditioners
Researchers at RMIT University in Australia have developed a polystyrene-based device that generates static electricity from wind to reduce air conditioner energy use by up to 5%. From RMIT University 03/11/24 (first released 28/10/24) An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste […]
Lab data confirm potential of deep geothermal’s holy grail
Researchers at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédéral de Lausanne in Switzerland confirm the potential of superdeep, superhot rock to revolutionise clean energy with enhanced geothermal systems.
Revolutionary loop heat pipe transports 10 kW of waste heat – No electricity required
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a loop heat pipe that is 18% smaller and has a heat transport capability 1.6 times greater than previous designs.
Climate hack for steel industry: New process enhances sustainability of pig iron production
From Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) 11/01/24 About eight percent of worldwide CO2 emissions are produced by steel industry. “This must be changed quickly,” says Professor Olaf Deutschmann from KIT’s Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP). He admits that new hydrogen technologies may open up a climate-neutral perspective in the long term. But […]
Mimicking ‘plant power’ through artificial photosynthesis
From American Chemical Society 18/10/23 Solar panels are an increasingly popular way to generate electricity from the sun’s energy. Although humans are still figuring out how to reliably turn that energy into fuel, plants have been doing it for eons through photosynthesis. Now, a team reporting in ACS Engineering Au has mimicked the process to […]