Engineers solve energy puzzle Engineers solve energy puzzle

Benefit for solar cells and OLEDs
09 November 2011

Unique bipolar compounds enhance organic electronics Unique bipolar compounds enhance organic electronics

Novel compounds boost functionality
08 November 2011

Thanks to everyone that entered the 2011 Cover Competition Thanks to everyone that entered the 2011 Cover Competition

The competition is over and the deliberation begins...
03 November 2011

New age battery New age battery

Imagine a cell phone battery that stayed charged for more than a week – and recharged in just 15 minutes
03 November 2011

Wide wavelength solar cells Wide wavelength solar cells

A boost for solar power
03 November 2011

Microwires improve performance of light-emitting diodes Microwires improve performance of light-emitting diodes

Zinc oxide to the rescue
01 November 2011

Nano Energy Nano Energy

New journal, now accepting submissions
28 October 2011

Taking the pulse of charge-separation processes Taking the pulse of charge-separation processes

More efficient organic solar cells
28 October 2011

Nanoconfinement enhances conductivity Nanoconfinement enhances conductivity

Organic solar cell material doubles electricity output
27 October 2011

Do you want to play ball.... with graphene? Do you want to play ball.... with graphene?

Stable graphene balls isolated.
18 October 2011

Making fuel and plastic production more efficient Making fuel and plastic production more efficient

Breakthrough culminates a decade’s worth of research
13 October 2011

UK’s chief nuclear inspector reports on lessons from Fukushima UK’s chief nuclear inspector reports on lessons from Fukushima

Nuclear safety report
11 October 2011

Ionic liquid catalyst helps turn emissions into fuel Ionic liquid catalyst helps turn emissions into fuel

Simultaneously reducing carbon dioxide and producing fuel
10 October 2011

Cheaper Mercury Test Could Provide Answers for China Cheaper Mercury Test Could Provide Answers for China

Mercury pollution is a big problem, and it’s only getting bigger. It is most pronounced in countries where coal-burning still remains a major resource of power generation for example China and India.
10 October 2011

A hydrogen reservoir made of … mostly hydrogen A hydrogen reservoir made of … mostly hydrogen

Crystal storage
07 October 2011

Bacterial response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill Bacterial response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

DNA identification
05 October 2011

Scientists identify new microbe-produced advanced biofuel Scientists identify new microbe-produced advanced biofuel

Alternative to diesel
04 October 2011

Microwave ovens a key to energy production from wasted heat Microwave ovens a key to energy production from wasted heat

New way to make thermoelectric materials
28 September 2011

Better lithium-ion batteries are on the way Better lithium-ion batteries are on the way

A revolutionary conducting polymer enables the use of low-cost, high-energy silicon for the next generation of lithium-ion battery anodes
26 September 2011

MEMS device generates energy from small vibrations MEMS device generates energy from small vibrations

Shake, rattle and … power up?
19 September 2011