Electric vehicles can ride to the grid’s rescue

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Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Technology that allows electric vehicles to communicate and send electricity to the grid could help to provide power when it is needed most. Fallon/AFP/Getty Access through your institution Buy or subscribe The power demand of electric vehicles (EVs) can place a heavy burden on electrical grids — but with some clever technology, EVs could also be the grid’s saving grace. Article Google Scholar Download references Subjects Renewable energy Latest on: Renewable energy Disequilibrium response to tapping crustal magma reveals storage conditions Article 25 MAR 26 Integrated memristor for mitigating reverse-bias in perovskite solar cells Article 18 MAR 26 Triple-junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management Article 17 MAR 26 Jobs AI/ML Postdoctoral Research Position at the NIH Bethesda, Maryland National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine Scientific Director, Neurological Disorder Research Center Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) is seeking a Scientific Director for its Neurological Disorder Research Center Qatar (QA) Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) Linyi University 2026 Staff Recruitment Announcement (Long-Term Positions) We plan to recruit 277 staff members, including 79 senior positions and 198 intermediate positions. Linyi City, Shandong Province, China Linyi University Postdoctoral Position: AI-Driven Discovery of Therapeutics for Metabolic Diseases AI in Drug Discovery; Computational Biology; Metabolic Disease Research; Translational Medicine; Bioinformatics Shanghai (CN) Innogen Pharm Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Locations: Shanghai or Madrid – hybrid working model Closing Date: 21st April 2026 About Springer Natur...

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Xu, L., Lei, S., Hu, M., Srinivasan, D. & Song, Z.
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Latest on:
Renewable energy
Disequilibrium response to tapping crustal magma reveals storage conditions
Article
25 MAR 26
Integrated memristor for mitigating reverse-bias in perovskite solar cells
Article
18 MAR 26
Triple-junction solar cells with improved carrier and photon management
Article
17 MAR 26
Jobs
AI/ML Postdoctoral Research Position at the NIH
Bethesda, Maryland
National Institutes of Health/National Library of Medicine
Scientific Director, Neurological Disorder Research Center
Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (QBRI) is seeking a Scientific Director for its Neurological Disorder Research Center
Qatar (QA)
Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU)
Linyi University 2026 Staff Recruitment Announcement (Long-Term Positions)
We plan to recruit 277 staff members, including 79 senior positions and 198 intermediate positions.
Linyi City, Shandong Province, China
Linyi University
Postdoctoral Position: AI-Driven Discovery of Therapeutics for Metabolic Diseases
AI in Drug Discovery; Computational Biology; Metabolic Disease Research; Translational Medicine; Bioinformatics
Shanghai (CN)
Innogen Pharm
Associate or Senior Editor, Nature
Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Locations: Shanghai or Madrid – hybrid working model Closing Date: 21st April 2026   About Springer Natur...
Shanghai (CN), Madrid
Springer Nature Ltd

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- Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X Technology that allows electric vehicles to communicate and send electricity to the grid could help to provide power when it is needed most.
- Fallon/AFP/Getty Access through your institution Buy or subscribe The power demand of electric vehicles (EVs) can place a heavy burden on electrical grids — but with some clever technology, EVs could also be the grid’s saving grace.
- Go to natureasia.com Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from $1.95 to $39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-01110-w References Xu, L., Lei, S., Hu, M., Srinivasan, D. & Song, Z.

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