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Filament of bacteria.
Biology

New species of electrically conductive bacteria discovered

Pranjal Malewar

They name it after Tribe.

3D Illustration nanotechnology, glowing hexagonal geometric form close-up
Invention

New superconducting material offers unconventional superconductivity

Pranjal Malewar

Student project uncovers superconductivity in polycrystalline iron nickel zirconide.

New Thermoelectric Device Generates Energy at Room Temperature
Technology

Organic thermoelectric device generates energy at room temperature

Jay Kakade

A Room-Temperature Powerhouse: Revolutionizing energy generation with organic Thermoelectric Devices.

transverse thermoelectric device
Technology

A new efficient way of converting heat into electricity

Jay Kakade

Breakthrough in Clean Energy: Scientists Pioneer Novel Heat-to-Electricity Conversion

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AI & Machine Learning

AI-powered approach to establishing a carbon-neutral energy city

Ashwini Sakharkar

AI to address the stability issues of urban power grids.

man petting cat
Science

Researchers uncover how rubbing a surface creates electrical current

Ashwini Sakharkar

Why petting your cat leads to static electricity?

Research team led by Principal Researcher Seungmin Hyun of the KIMM’s Nano-convergence Manufacturing Research Division.
Technology

KIMM’s new technology generates electricity from seawater

Ashwini Sakharkar

KIMM develops seawater-based self-charging energy harvester.

An artistic illustration of how electricity can strength the sand along ocean coastlines. The inset shows a microscopy image of a "natural cement" (in blue) formed among grains of sand.
Environment

Mild electricity can help fight coastal erosion

Ashwini Sakharkar

A mild zap of electricity can strengthen a marine coastline for generations.

transmission power
Technology

Researchers fabricate world’s highest-performing HTS wire segment

Amit Malewar

New study details how large-scale, cost-effective use of high-temperature superconducting wire.

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Earth

Ocean depths produce ‘Dark Oxygen’

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Researchers find oxygen production 13,000 feet below the ocean's surface, challenging the idea that only photosynthetic organisms make Earth's oxygen. Minerals at the deep...

Close-up of butterfly pollinating on flower
Biology

Butterflies build static electricity to attract pollen without touching it

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Butterflies and moths collect enough static electricity while flying to pull pollen from flowers across gaps of several millimeters or centimeters. This likely makes...

high voltage post
Technology

New AI model designed to help electrical grids prevent power outages

Amit Malewar

University at Buffalo engineers create model to make nation’s grid more resilient amid extreme weather.

Sustainable Aquaculture Farm
Technology

Floating solar panels could supply total electricity needs of some countries

Ashwini Sakharkar

Global potential of deploying low-carbon floating solar arrays.

Invention

A novel type of battery gathers and stores electricity in remote settings

Amit Malewar

It harness changes in ambient temperature to self-charge,

Spiral-tip motion
Nanotechnology

Deciphering dynamics of electric charge

Amit Malewar

New tool presents precise, holistic picture of devices, materials.

HOTIs
Physics

Detecting higher-order topological insulators

Amit Malewar

Just like a book can’t be judged by its cover, a material can’t always be judged by its surface.

neuron cell with electrical pulses concept 3d illustration.
Neuroscience

Eel-ectrifying: A miniature battery to alter the activity of human nerve cells

Amit Malewar

An eel-ectrifying invention.

purple lens flare with spectrum ghost design element
Technology

New approach overcomes long-standing limitations in optics

Amit Malewar

A breakthrough in Mie scattering.

electric eels
Science

Electric eels can release enough electricity to modify small fish larvae genetically

Amit Malewar

'Shocking' discovery.

Feathered elegance A black winged bird beauty generated by AI
Invention

Generating clean electricity with chicken feathers

Amit Malewar

Turning unused waste from food production into clean energy.

Image showing battery
Chemistry

‘Droplet batteries’ could pave the way for miniature bio-integrated devices

Vidya Nagalwade

How do electric eels generate electricity?

Future climate friendly clean hydrogen energy concept.
Technology

Generating electricity directly from methylcyclohexane using SOFC

Ashwini Sakharkar

Direct generation requires lower energy than the dehydrogenation reaction of MCH.

Image showing hydrogen electricity pharma.
Invention

Hydrogen and electricity can be combined to make pharmaceutical drugs

Vidya Nagalwade

Technique for using hydrogen and electricity to create pharmaceuticals.

Concept of a PV-branch of PV-leaves
Invention

A new bio-inspired solar leaf design inspired by nature

Vidya Nagalwade

A new solar energy design may pave the way for future renewable energy technologies.

Electrons are made up of a negative electrical charge
Physics

First snapshots of fermion pairs

Pranjal Malewar

JILA physicists make record-breaking measurement of a key electron property.

metal-free, Jell-O-like material
Invention

MIT engineers develop a Jell-O-like electrode

Amit Malewar

A new material could replace metals as electrical interfaces for pacemakers, implants, and other electronic implants.

engineered smart fabric
Invention

A new type of programmable smart fabric reacts to electricity and temperature

Pranjal Malewar

It is the first ever to respond to two different stimuli.

Image showing two Phd. students.
Invention

Melbourne scientists discover an enzyme that can generate electricity from tiny amounts of hydrogen

Vidya Nagalwade

An enzyme from soil bacteria converts air into electricity.

ball-and-stick model of black phosphorus-like bismuth (BP-Bi)
Science

Scientists discovered a novel form of ferroelectricity in an elementary substance

Pranjal Malewar

A novel form of ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer.

image showing salt domes.
Science

Salt could play key role in energy transition

Vidya Nagalwade

Salt could have a big role to play in the energy transition.

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Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Invention

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

Wildlife

Research reveals how Sculpins use microscopic features to stay put

Wildlife