Whether in a smartphone or laptop, semiconductors form the basis of modern electronics and accompany us constantly in ...

What if the energy produced by wind turbines on a beautiful summer day could be stored until January to heat homes in the ...

Alternative battery technologies, hybrid energy storage, and the use of AI-based solutions drive advances in battery energy ...

RICHLAND, Wash.—Sometimes, in order to go big, you first have to go small. That’s what researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have done with their latest ...

Scientists have developed a new microscope that significantly improves the way heat flow in materials can be measured. This advancement could lead to better designs for electronic devices and energy ...

Waste heat from industrial equipment could be converted more efficiently using a thermoelectric material that generates voltage perpendicular to heat flow.

Flow-style batteries are demonstrating the potential to dramatically cut the cost of energy storage. A rapid prototyping and test system developed by Pacific Northwest National Labs uses a ...

Scientists have recently proposed a workflow that can dramatically accelerate the search for novel materials with improved properties. They demonstrated the power of the approach by identifying more ...