Supercapacitor model captures complex physics of charging
New insights could lead to better energy-storage devices
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Novel photovoltaics generate electrical power from thermal sources
Devices based on photon-assisted tunnelling could harvest energy from nuclear power stations, chemical manufacturing facilities and other sources of waste heat
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Nanowire device generates electricity from ambient humidity
Non-polluting, low-cost device generates electrical current from the water vapour naturally present in the atmosphere
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Falling water drops power LEDs
The power generated by a drop of water falling onto a droplet-based electricity generator can light up 100 small LEDs
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Water splitting on haematite photoanodes changes with light intensity
Mechanism appears to mimic the activation of photosystem II during photosynthesis
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Metallic tin ‘reduces’ limitations of perovskite solar cells
Scientists tackle unwanted oxidation reactions to boost the performance of monolithic all-perovskite tandem solar cells
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Sealed cell improves oxide-peroxide conversion in lithium-ion battery
New work could help advance battery research for engineering next-generation high-energy-density technologies
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Driving in the present
Exploring the technology and economics of electric cars
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Ceria catalyst could help produce carbon-neutral fuels
New process is 100% selective and does not produce undesired solid carbon either – unlike conventional CO2 electrolysis technologies
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Can flexoelectricity explain the charging by friction conundrum?
Calculating flexoelectric potentials from tribology models suggests a likely driver for the triboelectric effect
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