energy harvesting

A new spray may turn any object into an electric battery Credit: Rice University

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In a small-scale demonstration at the University of Minnesota laboratory, the researchers showed how their new material can generate electricity when the temperature rises slightly. Pictured, from left, are Professor Richard D. James, doctoral student Yintao Song and postdoctoral students Bhatti Kanwal and Vijay Srivastava

Conversion of heat from waste to electricity

Neutron scattering analysis reveals a layered structure of a composite material that self-organizes and produces hydrogen

A new system for producing hydrogen fuel

Samuel Mao

A cheap and clean method to produce hydrogen for fuel cells

Mercouri Kanatzidis

An improved method for converting heat losses into electricity

A forest of molecules holds the promise of turning excess heat into electricity

Conversion of heat losses to electrical energy

Researchers heated algae in a device similar to a pressure cooker to produce crude biofuel. Photography: Nicole Casal Moore

Biofuel production by cooking algae in a pressure cooker

Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The green gym