Read article: Ultraporous metal-organic frameworks could make clean energy carriers
The materials can store large amounts of hydrogen and methane in their nanoscopic pores
Read article: Thermogalvanic hydrogel cools down electronic devices
Material also recovers waste heat and converts it into electricity
Read article: Wearable supercapacitor stores energy using human sweat
Device eliminates the need for harmful battery electrolytes
Read article: Colourful bilayer paint can cool buildings by reflecting sunlight
Coating comes in a range of colours and could be used in summer clothing
Read article: Wide-band-gap semiconductors could harvest sunlight underwater
Devices made from these materials could be used to power autonomous submersible vehicles and sensors
Read article: Emergence of crucial interphase in lithium-ion batteries is observed by researchers
Unique tool characterizes chemical evolution early in a device's lifetime
Read article: Supercapacitor model captures complex physics of charging
New insights could lead to better energy-storage devices
Read article: Novel photovoltaics generate electrical power from thermal sources
Devices based on photon-assisted tunnelling could harvest energy from nuclear power stations, chemical manufacturing facilities and other sources of waste heat
Read article: Nanowire device generates electricity from ambient humidity
Non-polluting, low-cost device generates electrical current from the water vapour naturally present in the atmosphere
Read article: Falling water drops power LEDs
The power generated by a drop of water falling onto a droplet-based electricity generator can light up 100 small LEDs
