Science

The latest in science news, from the depths of space to the quantum realm.

New charging approach could extend battery life by at least 20%

November 07, 2022
The many cells that make up a lithium battery pack are not all equal; some will degrade and die faster than others. New research out of Stanford has found that the whole battery can live much longer if each cell gets an individual charging treatment.

Energy

  • TAE makes world-first readings of magnetically-confined H-B fusion

    February 28, 2023
    Most current fusion power projects require tritium – an incredibly scarce and problematic fuel. TAE is targeting cheaper, safer hydrogen-boron (H-B) fusion, and it's just announced a world-first measurement of H-B fusion in magnetically confined plasma.
  • GE installs world's first spiral-welded wind turbine tower

    February 26, 2023
    Denver's Keystone Tower Systems says it can cut the cost of wind energy with tech borrowed from pipemaking. It uses spiral welding techniques to roll sheet steel into huge turbine towers on-site, stronger, faster and cheaper than current techniques.
  • Silver mirror triples efficiency of perovskite solar cells

    February 19, 2023
    Perovskites are one of the most promising new materials for solar cell technology. Now engineers at the University of Rochester have developed a way to more than triple the material’s efficiency by adding a layer of reflective silver underneath it.
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