A new heat storage material could help to significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of ...

Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Leipzig in Germany have developed a new heat-storage material. They claim it improves the energy efficiency of ...

Carbon dioxide energy storage (CES) is an emerging compressed gas energy storage technology which offers high energy storage ...

From the glass screen and metal components in your mobile phone to the plastic shampoo bottle you reach for in your morning ...

Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly popular. However, such energy can be wasted if an excess is available when it’s not yet needed. A particularly relevant example is solar power; solar ...

Heat is released from the manganese oxide material when water molecules enter into its layered structure. Courtesy: Tohoku University A form of manganese oxide that incorporates water between its ...

A team at Nanjing Forestry University has turned balsa wood into a solar heat battery. By infusing lightweight balsa ...

The material’s energy density is more than 1,000 MJ per m 3, has a long lifetime, and it can be charged and discharged within minutes. The researchers say the material could be useful for capturing ...

Scientists have created a new material derived from seaweed that can store heat for re-use. It could be used to capture summer sun for use in winter, or to store heat from industry that currently goes ...

A new heat storage material could help to significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings. It can be used to store surplus heat and release it back into the environment when needed. Unlike ...