Diamond device shows highest breakdown voltage

Diamond semiconductor device (4 mm x 4 mm in size). Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To reach the world’s goal of carbon neutrality…

New study shows how heat can be used in computing

A tin-based tandem electrocatalyst for the synthesis of ethanol via CO₂ reduction

Using AI as a guide for the better manufacturing of perovskite solar cells

Assisted by AI methods, researchers are striving to improve the manufacturing processes for highly efficient perovskite solar cells. Credit: Amadeus Bramsiepe, KIT Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert…

What will happen when all those EV batteries reach their end of life?

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The federal government and the provincial governments of Ontario and Quebec have committed tens of billions of dollars to the development of electric vehicle (EV) battery-manufacturing…

Increased efficiency of rotor blade production for wind turbines using specialized release film

by Anne-Grete Becker, Fraunhofer-Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Angewandte Materialforschung IFAM Credit: CC0 Public Domain By developing release agent-free process and material systems in the sub-project “Release film technology for optimized…

Engineering team develops new ultra stainless steel for hydrogen production

The novel stainless steel for hydrogen developed by the team. Credit: The University of Hong Kong A research project led by Professor Mingxin Huang at the Department of Mechanical Engineering…

L.A. asks how to equitably achieve 100% clean energy by 2035

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In 2021, after the LA100 analysis laid out pathways for the city of Los Angeles to produce 100% renewable electricity, the City Council and Los Angeles…

A new blueprint for designing high-performance batteries

Researchers a step closer to making green ammonia a reality