A fast and eco-friendly new means of synthesizing high-strength organic materials has been developed by researchers at the Vienna University of Technology. Interestingly, the new approach relies on high heat and high pressure for the synthesis — conditions that had been thought to be incompatible with the production of organic … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. Stanford students participated in the US Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon green-building competition for the first time this year, but performed like seasoned veterans, reports Stanford News. The student-built Start.Home finished fifth among an international field of 19 similar projects. I’d note that there was a sense of openness in the Start.Home house, … [continued]
A promising new thermoelectric material has been created by researchers at the Vienna University of Technology via the utilization of magnetic “cages” — the new material’s structure, essentially, consists of countless tiny cages with cerium atoms enclosed within them. These caged cerium atoms “rattle” the bars of the cage, greatly … [continued]
