A strongly interacting quantum many-body system can experience cooling when the dimensionality is reduced. Credit: University of Innsbruck An international research team from Innsbruck and Geneva has ...

Compressed air energy storage (CAES) can be used as long-duration storage for renewable energy-based grids. CAES systems use electrical energy to drive a compressor, and the stored compressed air can ...

Noble Gas Systems (Novi, Mich., U.S.) has received a $500,000 prize in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Manufacture of Advanced Key Energy Infrastructure Technologies (MAKE IT) initiative for its ...

A gas made of particles of light, or photons, becomes easier to compress the more you squash it. This strange property could prove useful in making highly sensitive sensors. While gases are normally ...