Preventing hydropower turbine failure
The Francis turbine is the most common type of water turbine used in Norwegian hydropower plants, and has been for…
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New approaches for hybrid solar cells
Using a new procedure researchers can now produce extremely thin and robust, yet highly porous semiconductor layers. A very promising…
Superoxide gives lithium-air batteries a jolt
In a recent experiment, scientists were able to produce stable crystallized lithium superoxide instead of lithium peroxide during battery discharging.…
Basic technology of high thermally-durable all-solid-state lithium ion battery developed
Hitachi, Ltd. and Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials Research have developed a basic technology to reduce the internal resistance…
Are we alone in the universe because all the aliens went extinct?
If we’re alone in the universe, then the big question is: Why? There are billions upon billions of Earth-like planets out…
Can you actually hear ‘inaudible’ sound?
Are wind farms harmful to humans? This controversial topic makes emotions run high. To give the debate more objectivity, an…
Global PV installations soared 34{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} in 2015, GTM says
Led by China and the US, the world added 59GW of PV generation capacity in 2015, a 34{f24b02adee2102ff0c5f5079c50862fc8ba5fa53f8615b567037555463da2377} year on…