energy storage

A competitive advantage for next-generation solid-state electrolyte batteries

William Pfaffenberger, CEO and President of Volt Carbon Technologies Inc, outlines the company’s exciting developments for next-generation solid-state electrolyte batteries with high safety and...
Subsoil

Future food security is potentially threatened by subsoil compaction

Researchers from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences have revealed that future food security in Europe, America, and Australia is threatened by subsoil compaction. What...
microscopic quantum magnets

Understanding the behaviour of microscopic quantum magnets

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics have utilised a quantum gas microscope to explore the behaviour of microscopic quantum magnets. The behaviour...
optimisation system for EV batteries

New optimisation system for EV batteries can control thermal activity

Drexel University researchers have created an optimisation system for electric vehicle batteries to manage durability, weight, and thermal activity. With car manufacturers increasingly investigating carbon...
Ocean Warming

Deep ocean warming investigated in the subtropical North Atlantic Ocean

A research team from the University of Exeter has investigated deep ocean warming in the North Atlantic Ocean. What causes deep ocean warming? The majority of...
Organic Solar Cells

Scientists map out energy flow to develop more efficient solar cells

To develop more efficient solar cells, a research team from Linköping University has mapped out how energy flows in organic solar cells. Why are more...
UK’s net zero targets

£18.9m funding to help reach the UK’s net zero targets

Nine new projects at research facilities and centres at UK universities will help the UK to reduce carbon emissions and reach net zero targets. The...
Why the renewable energy industry requires carbon and graphite

Why the renewable energy industry requires carbon and graphite

Dr Corina Hebestreit, Secretary General of the European Carbon and Graphite Association, discusses the role of carbon and graphite in the renewable energy industry. The...

Modelling battery gassing: Measuring the effects on cell ageing and safety

Dr Carlos Ziebert, leader of the group Batteries – Calorimetry and Safety, KIT, details the Modelling of Battery Gassing project, examining how calorimetry and...
universal reaction mechanism

New universal reaction mechanism to change the future of nanochemsitry

A universal reaction mechanism, proposed by KAUST scientists, could explain the formation of carbon nanoparticles in interstellar and terrestrial environments. Carbon nanostructures that are formed...