Energy

This approach is a cost-effective way to convert carbon dioxide gas into methane.

Electric motors and gas-alcohol engines could slash pollution levels and greenhouse gases from long-haul trucks.

This technology enables methane metabolism by yeast.

These robust materials convert excess heat energy into electricity.

These stickers wirelessly beam health readings to a receiver clipped onto clothing.

Applying a surface-active agent makes metal easier to cut and shape into parts and pieces.

These advances are useful for transportation, infrastructure, and aerospace.

A new method of estimating the optimal trailing aircraft position in a formation increases fuel savings.

Researchers have developed a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery with a cathode that stores the energy produced by a chemical reaction in a metal-oxygen or metal-air battery....

A combination of additives shows promise for boosting battery performance in very cold or hot weather.

The nanogenerator also acts as a weather station.

RFID-based devices work in indoor and outdoor lighting conditions and could transmit data for years before they need to be replaced.

When combined with saltwater, rust can be a source of electricity.

This lightweight material brings strength and durability to complex shapes.

This technology has applications in sonar, range measuring, directional-force sensors, flow meters, and vibration/noise sensing and control.

The device could impact composites manufacturing and health monitoring.

Innovators at NASA Johnson Space Center have developed a calorimeter that is able to measure the total heat generated when specific types of Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells are...

This multifunctional hybrid laminate composite can be used for residential and commercial construction.

Undercooled metal technology was developed that features liquid metal (in this case, Field's metal, an alloy of bismuth, indium, and tin) trapped below its melting point in polished,...

To investigate oceans, researchers aim to build a submerged network of interconnected sensors that sends data to the surface. Supplying constant power to scores of sensors designed to stay for long...

Contact lenses that can monitor the wearer’s health and correct eyesight use embedded electronics. These, and other curved devices such as solar cells and electronics, could be...

NASA Langley Research Center developed a wind event warning technology that provides a practical early warning system (5-10 minutes) for a severe change in the wind vector. Events such as gusts, shear, microbursts,...

Researchers have created a motion-powered, fireproof sensor that can track the movements of firefighters, steelworkers, miners, and others who work in high-risk environments where they cannot always be seen....

A process was developed for producing oxide perovskite crystals in flexible, free-standing layers. A two-dimensional rendition of this substance is intriguing because 2D materials have been shown to...

A new device, inspired by a rose, inexpensively collects and purifies water. The device is a new approach to solar steaming for water production — a technique that uses energy from sunlight...

A new wireless transceiver was developed that boosts radio frequencies into 100-gigahertz territory, which is quadruple the speed of the upcoming 5G, or fifth-generation, wireless communications...

Very thin nylon films were created that can be used in electronic memory components. The films are several hundreds of times thinner than a human hair and could be used in bendable...