The power we generate from hydro dams, wind turbines and solar panels – and put into our electric cars – could be supercharged by using electronics made out of a revolutionary new material, a Kiwi researcher says. MacDiarmid Institute and University of Canterbury researcher Martin Allen​ is investigating the material gallium oxide as a replacement for the silicon we currently use in electronic devices. READ MORE:* Businesses are paying extra for 'renewable electricity' certificates, but are they any more than hot air? Although gallium oxide creates less heat, the electronics still work even when the mercury is as high as 500C, Allen’s team discovered. Gallium oxide could be produced in a similar way to silicon, he said.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2020 16:00 UTC