Science / Environment / Energy

This Market Business News category includes all of our articles that are related to science or the environment. This includes research projects in science and events that have an impact on the environment (be it beneficial or detrimental). This page is where you will find information on what is happening in the renewable energy industry, news to do with the electric or hybrid vehicle market, and information about electricity consumption, etc.

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Graphene microphone 32 times more sensitive than standard ones

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A graphene based microphone was found to be almost 32 times more sensitive than the standard nickel-based ones, researchers from Serbia and France reported....
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Graphene wireless electronic devices printed onto human skin

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Graphene wireless electronic devices can be printed onto human skin, effectively creating an on-body communications system, say scientists from the University of Manchester in England. Graphene...
Graphene wallpaper generates electricity for your domestic power needs

Graphene wallpaper powers your home could be goodbye electricity bills

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Imagine a wallpaper made with graphene that absorbs most of the light and heat in the rooms of your home, and generates enough electricity...
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Graphene could help develop 1000-faster computers based on spintronics

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Using graphene ribbons and carbon nanotubes, engineers have created and tested a new type of computing logic structure based on spintronics that could one...
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High capacity lithium-metal batteries step closer with help from graphene

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In theory, lithium-metal batteries have the potential to store huge amounts of energy at low cost but attempts to develop them in practice keep...
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Properties of graphene affected by humid conditions, study finds

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Wonder material graphene exhibits different properties in humid conditions, say scientists from Queen Mary University London. Researchers from Zhejiang University (China), the University of Birmingham...

Scientists create GO Dough – moldable and kneadable graphene oxide

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Scientists at Northwestern University are literally reshaping the world of graphene. They have turned GO (graphene oxide) into a soft, kneadable and moldable play...
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Researchers produce stable nanographene with zigzag edges

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A team of scientists has succeeded in producing stable nanographene with zigzag edges. In nanoelectronics, graphene's properties depend greatly on the shape of the...
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Annual wind energy cost less than €1 per person, new report

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A new Report found that the annual wind energy cost in Ireland amounts to less than one euro per person. The new cost-benefit analysis...
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World’s first 100% solar powered airport – Cochin International Airport

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Cochin International Airport, in India, is the first airport in the world that operates 100% on solar power. The airport's 12 MWp solar power...