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Highly Efficient Lead Free Material Converts Motion into Electricity
London, UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 Researchers from the University of Birmingham, University of Oxford, and University of Bristol have developed a material that efficiently converts mechanical motion into electricity without the use of toxic lead. Their findings, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, describe a bismuth iodide based hybrid that matches the performance of conventional lead based piezoelectric ceramics but is environmentally safer and can be synthesized at room temperature. The material uses no le ... read more |
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Wafer-scale capacitors produced in one second with rapid heating and cooling processTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Researchers led by Professor HU Weijin from the Institute of Metal Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have demonstrated a fabrication method for energy storage capacitors that completes in ... more 
Zap Energy achieves extreme fusion plasma pressures in new FuZE-3 trialLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 Zap Energy has reported that its Fusion Z-pinch Experiment 3 (FuZE-3) has produced plasmas with electron pressures reaching 830 megapascals. This figure corresponds to a total pressure of 1.6 gigapa ... more 
Adoption of dynamic control technology improves EV charging grid integrationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Researchers have tested the use of Distribution Static Compensators (D-STATCOM) at electric vehicle charging stations to control the effects of fluctuating demand as more electric vehicles plug in a ... more 
Redesigned satellite battery set to advance LEO power systemsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 ESI Motion has announced SatBat, a new battery engineered for spacecraft in Low Earth Orbit. SatBat integrates a Heater and Battery Management System, aiming to improve power storage and management ... more |
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New design strategy boosts lithium alloy electrodes for solid-state batteriesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2025 A team co-led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has introduced a new approach to designing metal alloy negative electrodes that may deliver important advances in solid-state bat ... more 
Milestone for China as engineers advance artificial sun fusion systemTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 06, 2025 Chinese researchers have completed development of the world's largest and highest-load divertor prototype, a key subsystem in the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hef ... more 
Floating hydrovoltaic device enables scalable and land-free raindrop energy harvestingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 01, 2025 Raindrops carry significant untapped energy beyond their role as a source of fresh water. Researchers have worked for years to extract this energy, facing persistent limitations with conventional dr ... more 
New molten salt repair process recycles high-performance electric vehicle batteriesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology have developed a molten salt technique that restores the structure and performance of used high-nickel lithium-ion battery cathodes. This ... more 
Amid renewable-energy boom, study explores options for electricity marketUniversity Park PA (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Renewable energy sources like wind and solar generation now account for over 20% of electricity in the U.S. - and keep growing after large-scale production more than doubled since 2000. Still, high- ... more |
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Light it up: Battery particles tell the true story of a battery's charge
West Lafayette, IN (SPX) Oct 30, 2025 Lithium-ion batteries power our phones, cars, and even homes; ensuring their safe and efficient behavior has become incredibly important. Using a simple optical technique, Purdue University researchers have observed a battery's individual particles lighting up as they charge - enabling a more complete picture of the battery's overall health and performance. "Lithium-ion batteries - in fact, all batteries - function because of millions of chemical interactions happening at the particle level," said ... read more 
Scientists unlock new energy potential in iron-based materialsStanford, CA (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 In his 2018 doctoral thesis, Stanford University alumnus William Gent suggested an advance for an iron-based material that, if attainable, would create a higher energy state for iron - a breakthroug ... more |
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Robotic construction to streamline solar farm buildsSydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 28, 2025 The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded up to $4.96 million to Nextracker for the deployment of proprietary robotics and tracker systems at multiple solar sites, including the Gou ... more 
Nanostructured silicon harnesses water friction to generate electricityBerlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers from Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) have unveiled a novel technique that converts the mechanical energy of moving water into electric current using nanoporous silicon. The disco ... more 
Breakthrough double-layer design enhances silicon battery performance in electric vehiclesLondon, UK (SPX) Oct 27, 2025 Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have demonstrated that a novel double-layer electrode design, guided by operando imaging, significantly improves the cyclic stability and rapid chargin ... more 
Bacterium Breakthrough Points to New Path for Battery Self-RecyclingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 Scientists at Boston College have identified a previously unknown bacterium that thrives by feeding on waste from spent batteries, suggesting a potential new path toward self-sustaining recycling sy ... more 
Cement composite harnesses heat for self-powered infrastructureTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 23, 2025 Researchers at Southeast University have developed a cement-based material capable of turning waste heat into electricity, paving the way for self-powered buildings and infrastructure. The new therm ... more |
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