Category: Energy & Environment
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Battery breakthrough: Doubling performance with lithium metal that doesn’t catch fire
Longer-lasting drop-in replacements for lithium ion could be on the horizon.
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U-M’s top-ranked Solar Car Team readies for race on Oregon Trail
The 2018 American Solar Challenge will be a real test for a young team.
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Oil, gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than EPA reports
Gas leaks estimated to be worth $2 billion could have fueled 10 million homes.
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The material that could power tomorrow’s solar cells
‘We estimate that a finished solar cell could be about ten times cheaper than an equivalent gallium arsenide cell.’
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International Antarctic glacier study focuses on sea level changes
Bi-national study involving UM researcher will aid predictive models.
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Recreating supernova reaction yields new insights for fusion energy
Our pursuit of fusion needs a heat-check
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Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
The multi-layered organic solar cells will be able to curve in clothing or be transparently built into windows.
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Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
Buildings, clothing could generate power.
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Turning waste heat into emissions-free electricity
Energy-intensive industries have been waiting for a low-cost, low-toxicity thermoelectric generation material. It’s here.
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Precise pulses explore light’s magnetism
A new laser will investigate an unusual magnetic effect that may lead to efficient solar energy harvesting.
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Floodproofing cities: $1.8M for smart stormwater project
Arming infrastructure with smart tech could limit flood damage.
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Predicting a hurricane’s impact with big data
A research team prepares weather models that will predict a storm’s impact on the electrical infrastructure.