There wasn’t much of a solar energy bandwagon — let alone a crowded one — in 1972, when University of Delaware physicist Karl Böer founded the Institute of Energy Conversion. At the time, energy ...

Iridium oxide is one of the most important—and most problematic—materials in the global push toward clean energy. It is ...

The current energy landscape is defined by an urgent need to transition from fossil fuels to more sustainable sources while ensuring efficient conversion and secure storage. Advances in materials ...

Concerns about dwindling fossil fuel resources, current levels of petroleum consumption, and growing pressure to shift to more sustainable energy sources are among the many factors prompting the ...

Numerous power storage and conversion technologies, including batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells, utilize polymeric materials. These materials have multiple benefits over conventional ...

Energy materials can be categorized based on their function—whether for energy storage, conversion, or generation—or by their specific applications and technologies. Here, we explore energy materials ...

Semiconductors are central to the renewable-energy transition, enabling efficient conversion for solar, battery storage, and DC consumption. Single-stage power converters, using wide-bandgap devices ...

The Bloomfield Hills inventor, founder of Energy Conversion Devices, created a technology called phase change memory that will now be commercialized. The late Stan Ovshinsky, alternative energy ...