Indoor-light solar cells reach 37.6% efficiency
2 sourcesA chemical treatment reduces defects in the perovskite crystals and improves stability during aging tests.
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Energy, batteries, data centers and climate: the environmental footprint of technology.
Atoco turns data center waste heat into water from the air
3 sourcesIts prototype makes up to 300 liters a day without grid power for water capture, using porous materials.
The US wants a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
3 sourcesNASA and the US Department of Energy plan a fission system designed to operate for years without refuelling.
El Niño is intensifying Indonesia's fires and threatening extremes
2 sourcesThe fires have already burned about 2,000 square kilometres, with emissions on course to match 2015.
Washington puts $10 billion behind fusion, but the goal is distant
3 sourcesThe bipartisan plan funds test facilities and research, while Don Beyer links progress to AI models of fusion plasma.
Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of their volume in one year
6 sourcesAfter five years of unfavourable winters and summers, nearly one fifth of Switzerland's glacier ice is gone.
The night sky is losing its darkness as its glow grows 10%
3 sourcesFrom 2011 to 2022, average sky brightness nearly doubled, with consequences for wildlife and human biological rhythms.
Antarctica will lose ice even if warming stays below 1.5°C
8 sourcesA physics-informed machine-learning model tested hundreds of thousands of futures and found snowfall cannot offset the melt.
Battery Recycling Breakthrough: DEER Method Regenerates Cells Without Disassembly
6 sourcesCornell University researchers use DMI solvent to remove inactive layers and restore 95% of battery capacity.
Nuclear Fusion: China Achieves Reactions Using Hydrogen-Boron Fuel
6 sourcesENN Group used the EXL-50U reactor to test neutron-free fusion, an alternative to deuterium-tritium fuel.
BYD sets 2027 debut for solid-state battery EVs
1 sourceThe Chinese automaker plans to integrate sulfide-based technology into high-end Yangwang models by 2027.
AI Data Centers to Reach 1% of Global Electricity Demand by 2030
3 sourcesNature reports AI data centers could hit 295 TWh by 2030, straining regional grids like Oregon and Ireland.
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