Energy
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New research to make better batteries
We want them doing more, for longer.
The quest for a better battery is engaging a lot of scientific minds, but it’s not often three advances are reported ...
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The ultimate in power windows
Researchers incorporate solar cells in glass.
Australian researchers say they’ve developed new perovskite solar cells that could effectively and efficiently transf...
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Ironing out the bumps in perovskite’s potential
Detecting imperfections that reduce performance.
A literal “trick of the light” can detect imperfections in perovskite solar cells, Australian scientists say, boostin...
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Researchers make solar efficiency breakthrough
Fast conversion makes technology more viable.
Australian researchers have set a new world record for the conversion of solar energy to electricity using quantum do...
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Conversation
The biggest engineering challenge
Transforming our world into a sustainable ‘electric planet’.
I want you to imagine a highway exclusively devoted to delivering the world’s energy. Each lane is restricted to tru...
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Generating electricity 'out of thin air'
Researchers unveil a new device powered by a microbe.
Scientists in the US have developed a device they say uses a natural protein to create electricity from moisture in t...
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Extreme weather can disrupt energy supply
We need more storage and grid improvements.
Future climate variation could produce a gap of up to 34% between renewable energy potential and demand without conce...
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Partner Content
Splitting hydrogen just got cheaper
Creating hydrogen using only water, iron, nickel and electricity.
Hydrogen-powered cars may soon become more than just a novelty after a UNSW-led team of scientists demonstrated a muc...
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Opinion
Australia's hydrogen future has arrived
Australia’s Chief Scientist is pushing for us to take the lead.
In 1874, science fiction author Jules Verne set out a prescient vision that has inspired governments and entrepreneur...
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Profile
How Westinghouse lit up the world
Success flowed from the epic Current War.
“Three brilliant visionaries set off in a charged battle for the future in The Current War, the epic story of the cut...
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Light-loving polymer acts like a sunflower
New smart material could be a game-changer for solar energy.
Many living things exhibit phototropism – the ability to track a light source and align to it. The best-known example...
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Charge a car in just 10 minutes?
It’s possible say the engineers behind a new lithium battery.
US mechanical engineers say they have developed a lithium ion battery that can be charged sufficiently in 10 minutes ...