A newly developed material can control and "program" heat, allowing it to direct thermal radiation, switch modes, and ...

Normally, a material absorbs and emits heat in a linked way: A surface that absorbs heat well at a certain wavelength and ...

The Kraftblock team at the site of one of their firm's thermal batteries, installed at a ceramics plant. The battery is the white container connected to the building via the chrome pipes. About half ...

Aquifer-based geothermal systems, known as aquifer thermal energy storage, could help ease the environmental stress stemming ...

Researchers in the U.S. have proposed using underground aquifers as giant natural thermal batteries ...

Thermal batteries are the latest innovation in energy storage, offering affordability and potential for decarbonization. Thermal energy storage has the potential to contribute significantly to ...

A new heat-to-energy converter has reached a record efficiency of 44% – the average steam turbine manages about 35%, for comparison. This thermophotovoltaic cell is a major step on the way to ...

Systems that store energy as heat could help cut emissions from heavy industry. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review’s weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every ...

In an average day, tropical oceans absorb about 278 petawatt-hours of solar energy. Harvesting just 1/4000th of that energy would supply the entire world's daily electricity – and ocean thermal energy ...

Heat pumps electrify your heating and cooling to be more efficient. New technology could solve one of their lingering problems. Jon covers artificial intelligence. He previously led CNET's home energy ...