Energy news, September 2014

Light, fluffy fibers from the Kapok tree could make the ideal electrode for a new generation of microbial fuel cells.

Water-based batteries go nuclear

Free radicals generated in solution by beta decay of strontium-90 tapped for electricity generation.

For the first time, researchers have been able to open a kind of window into the inner workings of a lithium-ion battery.

Raising the profile and supporting the efforts of materials science research.

Jack Lemons has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2015 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award.

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Textile-based organic photovoltaic cell could be a promising approach for powering wearable electronics.

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A thin layer of fullerene molecules allows electrons to travel further than previously thought possible in organic solar cells and organic semiconductors.

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Using various analytical techniques, researchers have established how hydrogen bonding plays a key role in the performance of perovskite solar cells.