How To Get EV Chargers Everywhere

There are many factors to be considered when installing EV charging, but perhaps the most important is the ease of getting electricity to the chosen spot. Many boroughs in inner London are installing chargers in lampposts. It makes sense on streets full of houses without garages. The power is already … [continued]

Energy Researchers Invent Chameleon Metal That Acts Like Many Others

Research could improve efficiency for storing renewable energy, making carbon-free fuels, and manufacturing sustainable materials Research News, College of Science & Engineering, University of Minnesota Twin Cities — A team of energy researchers led by the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities have invented a groundbreaking device that electronically converts one … [continued]

Glacier Dam Overwhelmed by South Asian Heatwave

As schools across India close early for the summer — unable to operate amid the extreme heat and resulting power shut offs — a massive glacial lake outburst in Pakistan wiped out a bridge, two power plants, and flooded a village as the record-breaking, months-long heatwave grinds on. Record-high temperatures accelerated ice … [continued]

Tulane Scientists Develop Powerful Family of Two-Dimensional Materials

A team from the Tulane University School of Science and Engineering has developed a new family of two-dimensional materials that researchers say has promising applications, including in advanced electronics and high-capacity batteries. Led by Michael Naguib, an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, the study has been published … [continued]