The process of collecting and then processing materials that would have eventually been disposed of as trash and instead turn them into new products is called recycling. There are a plethora of reasons why recycling is important especially now that the world’s population is growing....
Using a “funneling” pathway inherent in nature, NREL researchers show that lignin can be converted into renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. It has long been...
A two-step surface modification of high-efficiency III-V photoelectrolysis materials provides corrosion protection for hundreds of hours without sacrificing conversion efficiency. Scientists from the National Renewable...
NREL researchers create a solution-processable “ink” to produce high-efficiency solar cells using low temperature and simple processing. Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) provide a route toward simplified...
NREL helps reduce contaminants in fuel cells, enabling the industry to cut costs and commercialize state-of-the-art technologies. As fuel cell systems become more commercially competitive,...
Atomistic simulations correlate molecular packing and electron transport in polymer-based energy storage materials. In recent years, stable organic radical functional groups have been incorporated into...
Today, many people that are remodeling or building their houses use natural and environmentally friendly building materials. Eco-friendly building materials are those that are safe...
In addition to great progress, technology has brought the pollution, ozone holes and global warming. Technology is not the reason for today's ecological disaster. It...
Recently, scientists have advanced another step in the technological development of solar energy battery by a material that is called Perovskite. Perovskite is a potential...
Researchers have revealed a new solution-based hot-casting technique that allows growth of highly efficient and reproducible solar cells from large-area perovskite crystals. The researchers fabricated planar...