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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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