http://www.ernmag.com Energy Research News en-us Energy Research News (ERN) is an independent news publication dedicated to covering energy research in university, corporate and government labs. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT NSF funds graphene ultracapacitor project http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/NSF_funds_graphene_ultracapacitor_project_--_ERN_062909.html http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/NSF_funds_graphene_ultracapacitor_project_--_ERN_062909.html The National Science Foundation has awarded $633,687 to two University of Texas researchers to develop graphene electrodes for ultracapacitors. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT See-through plastic promises solar coatings http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/See-through_plastic_promises_solar_coatings_--_ERN_062909.html http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/See-through_plastic_promises_solar_coatings_--_ERN_062909.html Come up with the right plastic and you can make windows that generate electricity. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Dye drives glucose fuel cell http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/Dye_drives_glucose_fuel_cell_--_ERN_062909.html http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/Dye_drives_glucose_fuel_cell_--_ERN_062909.html Coat a piece of carbon felt with the right dye and you have a cheap way to make electricity from glucose. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT NSF funds catalyst durability study http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/NSF_funds_catalyst_durability_study_--_ERN_062909.html http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/NSF_funds_catalyst_durability_study_--_ERN_062909.html The National Science Foundation has awarded $300,000 to Georgia Institute of Technology's Tom Fuller to study aging in fuel cell and battery electrodes. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Relay boosts dye solar cells http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/Relay_boosts_dye_solar_cells_--_ERN_062909.html http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/Relay_boosts_dye_solar_cells_--_ERN_062909.html Add a second dye to a dye-sensitized solar cell, and you can boost the power output from these low-cost solar cells. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT High-altitude wind study shows who's sitting pretty http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/High-altitude_wind_study_shows_who%27s_sitting_pretty_--_ERN_062909.html http://www.ernmag.com/News/2009/062909/High-altitude_wind_study_shows_who%27s_sitting_pretty_--_ERN_062909.html Three of the world's largest cities -- New York, Tokyo and Seoul -- are sitting under veritable gold mines of energy.