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When it comes to increasing electric storage efficiency and electric breakdown strength -- the ability of an electrical system to operate at higher voltage and temperatures with great efficiency -- increasing one traditionally has led to a decrease in the other. Researchers recently developed a scalable method that relies on engineered materials to increase both properties. … [Read more...] about Engineers develop way to improve efficiency and heat tolerance of devices

QUT researchers have proposed the design of a new carbon nanostructure made from diamond nanothreads that could one day be used for mechanical energy storage, wearable technologies, and biomedical applications. Dr Haifei Zhan, from the QUT Centre for Materials Science, and his colleagues successfully modelled the mechanical energy storage and release capabilities of a diamond … [Read more...] about Diamonds shine in energy storage solution

Governments throughout the world use rockets to launch satellites and people into orbit. This currently requires a lot of high-energy fuel, which is 95% of total rocket mass. Because the launch cost of a rocket can reach 10 billion yen, launching a 1-gram payload is said to be the same as buying 1 gram of gold. Minimizing the total cost of launching rockets would maximize the … [Read more...] about Can high-power microwaves reduce the launch cost of space-bound rockets?

A high-efficiency steam generator for the purification and desalination of water can be built using cheap and natural materials such as cellulose. … [Read more...] about A cheap organic steam generator to purify water