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Snow-proof solar panels keep working even in icy weather

Technology

Snow-proof solar panels keep working even in icy weather

Snow and ice block sunlight from reaching solar panels and stop energy generation, but a new material can cause them to slide off

News

Environment

Why green energy firm Bulb's collapse is not a big blow for renewables

Analysis

Someone holding two power cables

Technology

USB-C chargers: Will EU law cut down on e-waste or just anger Apple?

Analysis

Man walking on wooden floor

Technology

Wooden floors laced with silicon generate electricity from footsteps

News

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Environment

How the fossil fuel era ends – and four possibilities for what follows

Features

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Environment

How we can transform our energy system to achieve net-zero emissions

Features

Hydrogen bus

Environment

UK switch to hydrogen vehicles would need thousands more wind turbines

News

Stretchy bands generate electricity from body heat to power gadgets

Technology

Stretchy bands generate electricity from body heat to power gadgets

News

Backpack

Technology

Bouncing backpack is easier to carry and generates electricity

News

The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution

Physics

The superconductor breakthrough that could mean an energy revolution

We’ve finally made a room-temperature superconductor, so materials that transport electricity without wasting any of it are within our grasp

Features

Technology

Dash of potassium could help make long-lasting electric car batteries

News

Physics

First room-temperature superconductor could spark energy revolution

News

Technology

Can static electricity make chemistry more efficient – and greener?

Features

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