Swinburne Uni is supporting two research projects investigating bioplastics: one into the use of ingredients from renewable sources, the other into the properties of biopolymers that determine their ‘compostability’.

The humble virus could replace graphite and lithium iron phosphate as the material of choice with which to build the next generation of customizable, high-powered, lithium-ion batteries.

Nano coatings of gold on anodes in a microbial electrochemical cell increased electricity production 20 times, boosting the chances of a sewage system that can produce electricity.

Adelaide University will be home to a $31 million biotechnology Centre of Excellence that will research ways to use plant cell walls for renewable energies.

Small physical motions from heartbeat and breathing have made enough electrical energy to run a nanogenerator implanted in a live rat

Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the earth, researchers have created the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy.

Imagine printing your own room lighting, lasers, or solar cells from inks you buy at the local newsagent.

Using carbon nanotubes in a battery’s electrode produced up to a 10-fold increase in the amount of power a battery could deliver.

Scientists have taken a promising step toward the goal of generating a new source of clean energy, using little more than sunlight and water.

US chemists have perfected a simple way to make tiny copper nanowires that are ideal for thin-film solar cells, flat-screen TVs and computers, and flexible displays.