Plants have a monopoly on the sun. They soak up rays, shuffle electrons, and ...

Plants and algae make their fuel from sunlight. Perhaps we could do the same using semiconductors. A team of scientists at ...

Curved molecules that absorb sunlight, store the energy, and re-release it as heat are pushing the boundaries in solar thermal storage technology. The anthracene systems, derived from a by-product of ...

Clean hydrogen is a chemical and fuel that can be used to make many sectors of our economy carbon free. Its adoption, however, has been hindered by its lack of affordability. The University of ...

What if a soft material could move on its own, guided not by electronics or motors, but by the kind of rudimentary chemical signaling that powers the simplest organisms? Researchers at the University ...

WASHINGTON — New investments in U.S. chemical engineering are needed to maintain global leadership and meet societal challenges — including generating medical advances, furthering the energy ...

A metal sphere about the size of a billiard ball sits in a person's palm. X-Energy's nuclear fuel pellet Credit: X-Energy The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) made history early this year when ...