MIT associate professor Jeffrey Grossman had previously found out how expensive fulvalene diruthenium was able to store solar energy which led to this years discovery that carbon nanotubes combined with azobenzene work. Not only do they work but they are much cheaper to produce and use.
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New memory will save battery life and cut costs
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new type of memory that uses 100 times less energy. Less energy means longer battery life and cheaper storage costs.
Eric Pop, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Illinois and affiliated with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at Illinois, led a team of engineers in this discovery.
Fujitsu announces a new device that harvests solar and thermal energy
Fujitsu has developed a single device that can be used to harvest energy from either light or heat. Previously, dual harvesting of energy could only be done by combining two different devices. Because Fujitsu has been able to create a single device that creates electricity from two different sources it will also be more economical to manufacture. The company sees the main use of this device as a way to power medical devices and sensors.
Thermoelectric technology turns car exhaust into electricity
Purdue University researchers are developing technology that will turn the heat from vehicle exhaust into electricity. Collaborating with GM, the researchers are developing thermoelectric generators (TEGs) that will take that heat and use it to run vehicle electrical systems and reduce fuel use.