The Quantum Blueprint: How Photosynthesis Defies Classical Physics
Quantum mechanics plays a role in the process of photosynthesis. Engineers have long sought efficient ways to convert solar ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN12h
New hybrid solar cell can store power, demonstrates 14.9% total energy utilization
BarcelonaTech (UPC) in Spain have designed hybrid solar cells that can generate electricity and store it onboard. This is the ...
Truth about solar battery explosion danger
The lithium batteries used in most solar installations in South Africa are highly unlikely to cause trouble, but there are ...
The New Republic on MSN13h
Three Key Themes in Trump’s Environmental Moves So Far
Here’s a brief rundown of where things stand on the environmental front, two weeks into Donald Trump’s second term—and a few ...
POWER Magazine12h
It’s Time to Think Differently About Energy Storage and California’s Power Grid
With nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generated from solar, wind, and geothermal energy, California is well past the ...
Tech Xplore on MSN7h
X-ray study sheds light on cost-effective fuel cell material that could rival platinum
Cornell researchers have captured an unprecedented, real-time view of how a promising catalyst material transforms during ...
Taking the ‘forever’ out of ‘forever chemicals’: we worked out how to destroy the PFAS in batteries
The PFAS in lithium-ion batteries is a major obstacle to recycling or disposing of these batteries safely. But we have a way ...
Light-regulated movement patterns of hydrogen-producing green algae could improve photobioreactor design
Researchers from the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization in Göttingen have investigated the movement patterns of unicellular, hydrogen-producing ...