A new heat storage material could help to significantly improve the energy efficiency of buildings. Developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of ...

Scientists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and the University of Leipzig in Germany have developed a new heat-storage material. They claim it improves the energy efficiency of ...

Solar energy is a possible alternative, but while we have become reasonably good at storing solar electricity in lithium-ion ...

Researchers at the University of Texas have developed a wood-based material that regulates building ...

When the sun goes down, solar panels stop working. This is the fundamental hurdle of renewable energy: how to save the sun's ...

University of Texas at Dallas researchers and their collaborators have developed and patented a wood-based material that can ...

Renewable energy sources are becoming increasingly popular. However, such energy can be wasted if an excess is available when it’s not yet needed. A particularly relevant example is solar power; solar ...

Heat is released from the manganese oxide material when water molecules enter into its layered structure. Courtesy: Tohoku University A form of manganese oxide that incorporates water between its ...

Materials that soak up and release heat as they melt and solidify are used as heating pads in high-performance clothing and to protect food or electronics from temperature changes. These phase change ...

Essentially, when the material is exposed to enough heat the water molecules stored inside it gain energy and are released to the air around it. This now-dehydrated material effectively stores that ...