Levitating Nanodiamond Research

Automated System to Detect Cracks in Nuclear Power Plants

A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated systems. more

Hybrid Design for Efficient Solar Power

A new concept could bring highly efficient solar power by combining three types of technologies that convert different parts of the light spectrum and also store energy for use after sundown. more

Refillable’ technology could provide enough energy to drive an electric car up to 3,000 miles

A new type of electric vehicle power using “refillable” technology has taken another giant leap in advancing alternative energy with testing that shows it could provide enough energy to run a car for about 3,000 miles. The technology employs a novel type of “flow” battery that is being succ ... more

Getting rid of those plastic shopping bags - acquire chemical raw materials

The United Nations estimates that more than 8 million tons of plastics flow into the oceans each year. A new chemical conversion process could transform the world's polyolefin waste, a form of plastic, into useful products, such as clean fuels and other items. "Our strategy is to create a d ... more

New solar tech can take the heat and pressure

Solar power accounts for less than 2 percent of U.S. electricity but could make up more than that if the cost of electricity generation and energy storage for use on cloudy days and at nighttime were cheaper. A Purdue University-led team developed a new material and manufacturing process th ... more