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Doubling the life of Li-ion batteries with graphene

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 8 Feb 2018

New research suggests that the life of lithium-ion batteries could be more than doubled by using gr…

Henry Royce Institute promises collaborative approach

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 10 Jan 2018

Construction work has begun on the Manchester hub for the Henry Royce National Institute, the natio…

Renewable energy branches out

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Dec 2017

A team from the US have found a way to convert one of the World’s most abundant polymer – lignin –i…

New catalyst to revolutionise battery technology

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 4 Oct 2017

Researchers in Australia have discovered a method that enables them to overcome a major drawback of…

Solar block reaches new heights

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 2 Oct 2017

New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovat…

New ultrathin device powered by everyday motion

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 24 Sep 2017

Researchers in the US have created a new ultrathin energy harvesting system that can be powered by …

Energy harvesting project begins

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 14 Sep 2017

An European consortium of researchers will begin work on developing a next-generation, energy harve…

Life science industry sets out government wish-list

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 30 Aug 2017

The findings of the industry-led Life Sciences Industrial Strategy are set to be published later to…

Electrification project launched by WMG and Jaguar

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 25 Aug 2017

The Warwick Manufacturing Group and Jaguar Land Rover have formed a prosperity partnership to devel…

Efficient carbon conversion unlocked

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 15 Aug 2017

Researchers in the US have found a new, more efficient method to create carbon-based fuels from car…

Graphene electrodes key to burgeoning electronic field

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 17 Jul 2017

An international team of researchers have found a new way to tune the functionality of next-generat…

Novel sustainable technique created for metal refinement

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 13 Jun 2017

A new method has been developed to extract metals without requiring toxic solvents and reagents.

Battery and self-driving vehicle research to begin in Warwick

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 18 May 2017

The government have announced a wave of funding for both high energy battery research and an autono…

Carbon capture and storage project receives boost

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 12 May 2017

The University of Sheffield has secured funding of more than £6m to develop its carbon and storage …

EU funding boost enables Cornish marine businesses

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 7 Apr 2017

A collaboration to support marine businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly has been launched …

Breakthrough achieved in flexible electronics

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 18 Jan 2017

Scientists in Singapore have developed conducting polymer films that can give a superior performanc…

Fuel source found hidden under deep sea floor

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 3 Aug 2016

Scientists have discovered a potential source of free hydrogen gas near tectonic plates under the s…

Green electricity produced from ion transfer

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 2 Aug 2016

A nanomaterial membrane has allowed scientists in France to develop a system that generates electri…

New supercapacitor created

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 19 Jul 2016

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have created a new supercapacitor.

Helium gas field found in Africa

qwwqdccwwm.d qwwqdccwwm.d | Added: 7 Jul 2016

Scientists have located a large helium gas field and hope that this find can replenish quickly-decr…