As renewable energy technologies become more widely deployed, we need a way to store all of the generated energy. Two researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden explored creating a cement capable of storing energy, an ability that would allow future buildings to essentially serve as giant batteries.
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Gold nanoparticles for improving solar energy storage, improving electric vehicle battery capacity, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 18, 2018.
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A solar cell that uses bacteria to convert light to energy, a “bioscaffold” from graphene foam that helps grow new cartilage, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 11, 2018.
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Motion of 2-D materials could lead to new source of clean energy, metal-mesh membrane could solve longstanding problems with rechargeable batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for January 31, 2018.
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Assembly of nanoparticles proceeds like a zipper, advanced lithium-ion and metal-air batteries, and other materials stories that may be of interest for September 27, 2017.
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Researchers have designed battery electrodes using MXene, a highly conductive material, that could accelerate battery-charging times. The research could also solve the electric vehicle industry’s battery-charging challenges.
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Reducing expensive metals for fuel cell reactions, new tandem cell is innovating solar, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 31, 2016.
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Carbon nanotubes stitch together composites, Olympians suit up in high-tech apparel, and other materials stories that may be of interest for August 10, 2016.
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Imperfections make big impacts, boosting efficiency of perovskite solar cells, and other materials stories that may be of interest for July 6, 2016.
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Ultra thin lens resolves chirality and color, photovoltaics that mimic rose petals, and other materials stories that may be of interest for June 29, 2016.
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