At CES, AI-powered garbage trucks reduce battery fire risk By John BIERS Las Vegas (AFP) Jan 10, 2025 From laptops to EVs, lithium-ion batteries have fueled phenomenal growth in the 21st century, but businesses struggle with a significant downside: increased fire risk. At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES), companies unveiled a next-generation […]
Green battery discovery turns trash into treasure by Win Reynolds for Northwestern News Evanston IL (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 The batteries used in our phones, devices and even cars rely on metals like lithium and cobalt, sourced through intensive and invasive mining. As more products begin to depend on battery-based energy storage systems, […]
New method boosts efficiency and longevity of organic solar cells by Robert Schreiber Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 Researchers from Abo Akademi University in Finland have uncovered and addressed a previously unknown loss mechanism in organic solar cells, significantly improving their efficiency and operational lifespan. The findings provide a pathway for advancing […]
Research explores wildfire smoke’s effect on solar power generation across US by Clarence Oxford Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 10, 2025 New findings from Colorado State University reveal that while wildfire smoke increasingly blankets vast areas of the United States, its impact on long-term solar power generation remains relatively minimal. Published […]
Stay cool anywhere: Solar-powered portable AC that runs for 20 hrs on battery unveiled Interesting Engineering
Solar panel umbrella and a portable fridge with 4-day battery unveiled MyBroadband
