Forecasting electricity demand in buildings is now more accurate with Group Encoding (GE), a new method that uses only existing device operation data. Developed by researchers at the Institute of ...

Tiny drops of water might not seem like powerhouse energy producers, but a new method shows how simple tubes might be able to turn falling rain into an energy source. In tests, the method was able to ...

Ethylene—the chemical used to create much of the world’s plastics—has a carbon problem that Professor Ted Sargent is working to solve.

Defect-filled lead-halide perovskites rival silicon solar cells because domain walls inside the material separate and guide charges. Researchers visualized these charge-transport networks using a ...

New Scientist is reporting this http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn13545-nano...nto-electricity.html<BR><BR>The gist is that by using layered lithium ...

Thermal management is crucial for performance, reliability, and safety of batteries. There are different methods available to maintain the ideal temperature in a battery pack for an electric vehicle ...