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The big movers in nuclear fusion and quantum tech in 2024
With every year that goes by, various revolutionary technologies in the worlds of quantum mechanics and nuclear fusion appear a step closer to reality. 2024 was no different. Several projects around...
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Water-based zinc-iodine batteries a step closer
Zinc-ion batteries, which use abundant zinc in their electrodes, promise to be safer, cheaper, and more sustainable alternatives to modern batteries. This is particularly the case for aqueous zinc-ion...
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Quiet, adaptable vertical wind turbine spins into action
A prototype wind turbine is about to be installed just south of Adelaide. At a mere 6kW, it’s not going to make any difference to our energy grid – yet. But its shape means that it could end up making...
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SMART nuclear fusion reactor a step closer with first plasma
The experimental nuclear fusion device known as SMART, has successfully generated its first tokamak plasma, bringing the global quest for sustainable, virtually limitless energy a step closer. First...
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As EVs grow, questions are being asked about their climate impact
Electric vehicles (EVs) are going down in price, and up in size. But as EVs get bigger, so does the amount of resource needed to make them. An electric SUV is a less “sustainable” vehicle than a...
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Detector on sea floor spots highest energy neutrino
A detector sitting on the sea floor off the coast of Italy has made a remarkable discovery: the first observation of an ultra-high energy neutrino. The kilometre cubic neutrino telescope (KM3NeT)...
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Lithium and nickel — the road to longer-lasting batteries
After decades, Lithium Nickel Oxide (LiNiO2) battery problems may have been solved. Degradation on repeated recharging has meant that these batteries, which offer higher energy density, and could...
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BYD and Tesla — who does a better battery?
EV batteries are not all the same. Researchers took apart batteries from two leading electric vehicle brands — BYD and Tesla — to try to work out which one had the best battery. Electric vehicles...
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The water droplets on your car window are building electrical charge
We’ve all watched water droplets dance across a car window, stopping and starting, sometimes with a rush. The droplets are building up an electrical charge, and physicists say it is 10 times greater...
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Nanoplastics make more efficient streetlights if you turn them upside down
Scientists in Saudi Arabia have developed a new coating for streetlights which they believe will reduce energy lost as heat, making the lamps more efficient. The research is published in the Springer...
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Game changing new method to increase production of nuclear fusion fuel
Electrochemical lithium-6 isotope enrichment. The image shows a lithium-6 ions (green) being integrated into zeta-vanadium oxide (orange/red). Credit: Harris Kohl and Andrew Ezazi If scientists could...
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A sensor that can stop lithium-ion batteries from exploding
Lithium-ion batteries are widely used because they are efficient and long lasting. But they can be disastrous when something goes wrong, and the battery catches fire or explodes. Mobile phone battery...
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Experts warn sustainable aviation fuel’s on a long haul flightpath
New research has shown how carbon-neutral aviation fuel can be made more efficiently. The development has been welcomed as attempts are being made to reduce the carbon emissions of the aviation...
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Experts issue “urgent warning” on burning of fossil fuels
A review of research into the fossil fuel industry has led an interdisciplinary group of scientists to warn that the environment, future liveability and people’s health are at risk if urgent action is...
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“Moonglass” could one day make solar panels to power lunar colonies
Researchers in Germany have recreated Moon dust to show that the lunar soil can be used to make glass for solar panels to power future human habitats on the Moon. Simulation of solar cell fabrication...
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Long-duration batteries can power a cleaner, more reliable, energy future
As the world moves toward cleaner energy sources, a major challenge remains: how do we store renewable energy for when we need it most? Current battery energy storage technologies are relatively...
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ZEUS, a mighty laser with huge potential fires a pulse into the future
Physicists have run their first experiment with ZEUS, the highest peak power laser in the USA, and among the most powerful in the world. Potential breakthroughs in physics, medicine, and materials...
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Is there enough mineable copper for human development and green energy?
Workers man a drill that will help them get core samples at a copper mining camp on August 15, 2022 near Jervois, Australia. Credit: Michael Robinson Chavez / The Washington Post via Getty Images. New...
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‘Crazy idea’ proposed for high density, low cost fuel cell
An H-cell modified with electrodes and an ion-conducting ceramic membrane to conduct sodium-air fuel cell experiments. Credit: Gretchen Ertl Materials scientists have designed a fuel cell which they...
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Explainer: What is energy injustice and how does it prevent decarbonisation?
Scientists and policy experts are warning that, in the urgent struggle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions which are driving climate change, there needs to be an eye cast on the social impact of...
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China’s support for Bougainville copper mine could pave the way to independence
Bougainville, an autonomous archipelago currently part of Papua New Guinea, is determined to become the world’s newest country. To support this process, it’s offering foreign investors access to a...
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A 10-fold increase in rocket launches would start harming the ozone layer –...
The international space industry is on a growth trajectory, but new research shows a rapid increase in rocket launches would damage the ozone layer. Several hundred rockets are launched globally each...
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New approach plans land use for Australia’s net-zero energy transition
Credit: Bumper DeJesus/Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment New research from The US and Queensland shows Australia can fully decarbonise its domestic and energy export economies while also...
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Breakthrough improves stability of zinc batteries
Researchers in Australia have now addressed what they call a “critical bottleneck” in the manufacture of cathodes for aqueous zinc-iodine batteries, which are seen as a promising candidate for...
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Australian scientists design record-breaking quantum batteries
Quantum batteries may not be as well-known as other quantum machinery like quantum computing, but they could become a key part of future technologies. Daniel Tibben holding the device. Credit: RMIT....
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How to use lunar soil to live on the Moon
Researchers from China have developed a new technology which they say could produce water, oxygen and fuel from lunar soil. The equipment may allow for cheaper, more sustainable space exploration. A...
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Quantum leaps: 7 recent breakthroughs from CSIRO
This piece was originally published by CSIRO on its research news website. You’ve probably heard the term ‘quantum leap’, meaning a ‘sudden, significant, or very evident (usually large) increase or...
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Dreaming of solar electric sheep
We might call them solar farms, but there’s often no farming going on under solar panels. That’s a real shame. But as Rachel Williamson reports, with some hard work and planning, a solar harvest...
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Low temperature fuel cell breaks hydrogen power ‘bottleneck’
Digital image of the formation of proton transfer pathways in BaSnO₃ and BaTiO₃ thanks to high concentrations of scandium substitutions. Credit: Kyushu University/Yoshihiro Yamazaki One of the...
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Sweat-activated yarn batteries: the next big thing for workout wear?
Soft, breathable and skin-conformable electronic textiles could one day provide wearable device users with the ability to monitor their health and physical activity with unparalleled ease. Stable...
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Space-based solar panels could make a big difference by 2050
A new cost-benefit analysis based on current NASA designs for space-based solar panels shows they could remove the need for up to 80% of ground-based solar and wind in Europe. The concept of...
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Online calculator estimates vehicles greenhouse gas emissions
A free online calculator based on new data could help people estimate and compare the greenhouse gas emissions based on what vehicle they drive, how they drive and where they live. Researchers from...
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New electrolyte could make EV batteries easier to recycle
Credit: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images Researchers have developed a new electrolyte that can break apart easily at the end of a battery’s life, which they believe will make recycling electric vehicles...
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Solar-powered evaporators extract in-demand lithium from water
a) Schematic diagram of λ-MnO2 bandgap modulation. b) MnPE enables selective lithium ions capture and freshwater extraction simultaneously. Credit: Yang et al 2025 With the global demand for lithium...
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More efficient solar cells a step closer to industrialisation
An image of a perovskite silicon tandem solar cell made by the researchers. A new type of solar power cell with a higher ‘conversion efficiency rate’ is one step closer to being produced at an...
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Graphene supercapacitor shows promise for high energy and fast power delivery
Engineers in Australia have created a new carbon-based material which allows supercapacitors to store as much energy as traditional lead-acid batteries and deliver charge much faster. The new graphene...
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Chemists construct first solid-state hydride ion battery
Schematic diagram of the first hydride ion prototype battery. Credit: DICP Hydride ions, which consist of 2 electrons and 1 proton, are promising negative charge carriers for next-generation...
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Major energy savings with new memory chip breakthrough
The novel, atomically thin material is seen as clusters of golden dots on the top of the chip. Credit: Chalmers / Roselle Ngaloy The amount of data being stored, processed and transmitted around the...
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New zinc electrolyte enables safe, sustainable energy storage
Guanjie Li with the aqueous zinc batteries and the decoupled dual-salt electrolyte. Credit: University of Adelaide Chemical engineers in Australia have designed a new kind of electrolyte which...
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New membrane extracts lithium with minimal environmental impact
Custom electrodialysis setup. Credit: Jorge Vidal/Rice University A new membrane marks an important step toward more efficient extraction of lithium which is needed for reusable batteries. The design...
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