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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

11.10.2019 | The Nobel Prize | www.nobelprize.org

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019 rewards the development of the lithium-ion battery. This lightweight, rechargeable and powerful battery is now used in everything from mobile phones to laptops and…

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A battery with a twist

25.09.2019 | ETH Zurich | ethz.ch/en.html

Today’s electronics industry is increasingly focusing on computers or smartphones with screens that can be folded or rolled. Smart clothing items make use of wearable micro-devices or sensors to…

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FarmWise Raises $14.5 Million to Teach Giant Robots to Grow Our Food

18.09.2019 | IEEE Spectrum | spectrum.ieee.org

We humans spend most of our time getting hungry or eating, which must be really inconvenient for the people who have to produce food for everyone. For a sustainable and tasty future, we’ll need to…

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FarmWise Raises $14.5 Million to Teach Giant Robots to Grow Our Food

‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination

19.06.2019 | Rice University | www.rice.edu

Researchers in Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) showed they could boost the efficiency of their solar-powered desalination system by more than 50% simply by adding inexpensive plastic…

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‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination

Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

10.05.2019 | Washington State University | wsu.edu

Washington State University researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time works better than Styrofoam for insulation.

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Researchers develop viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

New class of catalysts for energy conversion

08.05.2019 | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en

Numerous chemical reactions relevant for the energy revolution are highly complex and result in considerable energy losses. This is the reason why energy conversion and storage systems or fuel cells…

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New class of catalysts for energy conversion

New Technique Produces Longer-lasting Lithium Batteries

23.04.2019 | Columbia Engineering | engineering.columbia.edu

A Columbia Engineering team led by Yuan Yang, assistant professor of materials science and engineering, announced today that they have developed a new method for safely prolonging battery life by…

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New Technique Produces Longer-lasting Lithium Batteries

Huawei unveils 5G phone with foldable screen

25.02.2019 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Sunday unveiled a phone with a folding screen, just four days after rival Samsung became the first major handset maker to offer the feature.

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Huawei unveils 5G phone with foldable screen

More Flexible Nanomaterials Can Make Fuel Cell Cars Cheaper

22.02.2019 | Johns Hopkins University | www.jhu.edu

A new method of increasing the reactivity of ultrathin nanosheets, just a few atoms thick, can someday make fuel cells for hydrogen cars cheaper, finds a new Johns Hopkins study.

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More Flexible Nanomaterials Can Make Fuel Cell Cars Cheaper

Ultra-lightweight ceramic material that can better withstand extreme temperatures

15.02.2019 | UCLA | www.ucla.edu

UCLA researchers and collaborators at eight other research institutions have created an extremely light, very durable ceramic aerogel. The material could be used for applications like insulating…

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