Tech innovations and Startups

Mobility & Transportation
Integrated photovoltaics in vehicles, up to 4,500 km a year powered by the sun
Integrated photovoltaics in vehicles (VIPV) is emerging as a breakthrough technology, combining solar energy and electric mobility while reducing grid reliance.
Alessandro Petrone•4 September 2025

Circular Economy
Lignin from wood emerges as a…
Lignin, a natural polymer found in wood, is being transformed into a…
Paolo Travisi•4 September 2025

Energy
Hydrogen storage in polystyrene waste could…
South Korean researchers have developed a method for hydrogen storage using polystyrene…
Editorial Team•3 September 2025

Tech innovations and Startups
Rechargeable batteries: Science identifies the formula for lasting 100 years
Tesla’s battery research group at Dalhousie University is investigating the potential of lithium-nickel-manganese-cobalt rechargeable batteries, devices…
1 June 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
Carbon capture, the world’s fastest system has 99% efficiency
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed new carbon-capturing storage directly from the atmosphere, with unprecedented…
31 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
A biobattery to store hydrogen safely
A group of scientists creates the first biological-based system for the accumulation and release of H2.…
30 May 2022

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Printable solar cells, new polymer improves yield
A team of researchers has created a new polymer complex conductive able to make organic photovoltaics…
26 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
Smart textiles and photovoltaics, now you can wash and recycle
The three-year Sun-powered Textiles project has developed a new method to make solar cells adhere to…
26 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
World’s most efficient solar photovoltaic cell created, close to 40%
Researchers of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States have created a triple junction…
24 May 2022

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Biological solar cells, bacteria power a microprocessor for over 1 year
Cambridge researchers have created a new photosynthetic device capable of powering an Arm Cortex M0+ microprocessor…
20 May 2022

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Photovoltaics night: the anti-solar cells of UNSW does not fear the dark
New advances for photovoltaics and the technology of "anti solar cells" thanks to the thermal radiation…
18 May 2022

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Series production of sodium-ion batteries begins in the USA
Natron Energy has partnered with Clarios International to build the world’s largest sodium-ion battery factory. The…
17 May 2022

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Italy experiments artificial intelligence to improve building efficiency
A team of Italian researchers used Artificial Intelligence to simulate some energy strategies achieving a 13%…
16 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
FoilMet® transforms rigid solar cells into flexible solar modules
From the Fraunhofer ISE a new laser process to connect solar cells without busbars. Improving design…
12 May 2022

Tech innovations and Startups
Solar hydrogen, a new thermochemical pathway for H2
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory are studying the potential of perovskites in a new…