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Tech Xplore / New catalysts for solar hydrogen production
Finding sustainable and clean fuels is crucial in today's global energy and climate crisis. One promising candidate that is increasingly gaining interest is hydrogen. However, today's industrial hydrogen production still ...
Tech Xplore / Aluminum materials show promising performance for safer, cheaper, more powerful batteries
A good battery needs two things: high energy density to power devices, and stability, so it can be safely and reliably recharged thousands of times. For the past three decades, lithium-ion batteries have reigned supreme—proving ...
Tech Xplore / New insights into high temperature oxidation of superfine nuclear graphite for future clean energy
New research from the UK National Nuclear Laboratory and the University of Liverpool in the UK has used a novel technique to explore how thermal oxidation affects the structure of a key component of nuclear reactors so that ...
Tech Xplore / New carbon-stabilized Li-Si anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries
All-solid-state batteries (ASSBs)—battery technologies with solid electrodes and solid electrolytes—have become the focus in an increasing number of research studies. This is primarily because they could significantly ...
Tech Xplore / Right to be Forgotten laws must extend to generative AI, say researchers
If only the internet embraced the notion behind the popular Las Vegas slogan: "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas."
Tech Xplore / Scientists develop stretchable robotic fabrics that enable error-prone robotic modules to march in formation
Robotic fabrics that can shrink, grow in size and move with precision are becoming a reality, thanks to new research from scientists at the University of Sheffield.
Tech Xplore / Bot inspired by baby turtles can swim under the sand
This robot can swim under the sand and dig itself out too, thanks to two front limbs that mimic the oversized flippers of turtle hatchlings.
Tech Xplore / Researchers achieve milestone in energy capacity of supercapacitors
In a new landmark chemistry study, researchers describe how they have achieved the highest level of energy storage—also known as capacitance—in a supercapacitor ever recorded.
Tech Xplore / Dry manufacturing process offers path to cleaner, more affordable high-energy EV batteries
The lithium-ion batteries used to power electric vehicles are key to a clean energy economy. But their electrodes are usually made using a wet slurry with toxic solvents, an expensive manufacturing approach that poses health ...
Tech Xplore / Using latent heat to generate electricity while cooling primary devices
Researchers at the University of Tokyo have generated electricity from latent heat, the energy created when a substance transitions from a solid, liquid or gas into another state. This achievement could push forward the possibilities ...
Tech Xplore / New technique helps user understand why a robot failed, then fine-tune it to perform task
Imagine purchasing a robot to perform household tasks. This robot was built and trained in a factory on a certain set of tasks and has never seen the items in your home. When you ask it to pick up a mug from your kitchen ...
Tech Xplore / Researchers show that the sun's energy can repair solar cell defects in the vacuum of space
Australian researchers have demonstrated that perovskite solar cells damaged by proton radiation in low-Earth orbit can recover up to 100% of their original efficiency via annealing in thermal vacuum.