Steel yourself: Sensors reduce steelmaking energy consumption
Missouri University of Science and Technology researchers are using fiber optic sensors to save energy and lower costs of steel production.
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Li-ion battery alternative is smaller, cheaper, more stable
Washington University in St. Louis researchers are developing a battery model that replaces lithium with sodium and removes the anode.
Q&A: NREL researcher helps push cleantech ‘to create more livable and inclusive societies’
Paty Romero-Lankao discusses how behavioral science can help make cleantech development more effective and efficient.
Float on: Creating a more energy-efficient refrigerator that works in space
A research team with members from Indiana, Michigan, and Colorado are working to create a new refrigerator that will work in space.
Eco-friendly battery swaps fossil fuels for soybeans
Kansas researchers use soybean waste — stems, leaves and shells — for a less environmentally taxing battery.
Thermal battery keeps cool while saving green
Chicago-based NETenergy is collaborating with NREL to develop a hybrid HVAC thermal energy storage system for large commercial buildings.
Illinois researchers make tiny batteries mightier
A process developed at the University of Illinois reportedly yields the highest peak power density of any existing microbatteries.
Smaller, safer batteries for superpowering robots
Researchers at the University of Michigan are working on a type of battery that could provide 72 times more energy for robot devices.
Empty the tank: A smarter water heater with a smaller footprint
An Illinois startup's energy-efficient tankless water heaters are smart devices that can connect to the internet to allow remote access.
‘Magic’ system cools buildings while harnessing solar heat
Researchers' design combines passive radiative cooling with solar water heating — all without requiring electricity.
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