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Storing electricity in paper

One sheet, 15 centimetres in diameter and a few tenths of a millimetre thick can store as much as 1 F, which is similar to the...

Dec 4, 20153 min read

A Japanese research team demonstrates an unconventional means to achieve more efficient and robust conversion of solar energy into...

Dec 2, 20152 min read

In the production of power, nearly two-thirds of energy input from fossil fuels is lost as waste heat. Industry is hungry for materials...

Nov 27, 20153 min read

Silicon, a semiconducting material, reveals new talents when reduced to nanoscopic dimensions. A joint team at the HZB Institute of...

Nov 26, 20152 min read

A solar cell is basically a semiconductor, which converts sunlight into electricity, sandwiched between metal contacts that carry the...

Nov 26, 20154 min read

Atomic-level imaging of catalysts by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help manufacturers...

Nov 19, 20152 min read