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Researchers have chosen bio-based plastics for which degradation can be triggered by irradiation with light. They were able to develop crosslinked polymers that contain building blocks in their backbone based on vanillin.
Jun 18th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a method to dramatically extend the lifetime of organic aqueous flow batteries, improving the commercial viability of a technology that has the potential to safely and cheaply store energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar.
Jun 18th, 2022
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Tens of thousands of wind turbine blades will end up in landfill by the end of the decade unless end-of-life programs are established soon.
Jun 17th, 2022
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Scientists use spent coffee grounds and tea leaf residue to successfully manufacture hydrogen peroxide, a chemical with much industrial utility.
Jun 10th, 2022
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Understanding platinum degradation could reduce waste and lower cost of a promising green technology, hydrogen fuel cells.
Jun 8th, 2022
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Devices made of readily available oxide and carbon-based materials can produce clean hydrogen from water over weeks.
Jun 7th, 2022
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Scientists observe structural chirality, a biological property important to photosynthesis, emerging in achiral conjugated polymers. Their discovery could help enhance flexible solar cell design and increase access to affordable renewable energy.
Jun 7th, 2022
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Scientists have studied microplastics in spider webs for the first time. The results provide first insights into the varying levels of microplastic contamination of urban air.
Jun 3rd, 2022
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Around one third of all food worldwide ends up in the trash bin instead of on our plate. With the help of digital twins, researchers are now aiming to reduce food waste, for example in the case of citrus fruits, along the production and supply chains.
Jun 3rd, 2022
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Aerospace engineers don't know the exact configuration and performance of a jet airplane powered by liquid hydrogen, but they do know that getting there by 2050 will take some big shifts from the conventional ways we design aircraft today.
Jun 2nd, 2022
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A new type of energy efficient, ecologically sustainable cooling technology that does not require the use of climate-damaging refrigerants makes use of shape-memory materials.
Jun 2nd, 2022
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Researchers developed a computer simulation model addressing the challenge of solar power's inherent intermittency by adding biomass as another renewable energy source to advance a reliable, affordable heating solution while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
May 31st, 2022
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Researchers have come up with a new energy storage concept that could turn tall buildings into batteries to improve the power quality in urban settings.
May 30th, 2022
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New carbon sorbent is 99% efficient, lightning fast, and easily recyclable.
May 28th, 2022
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A recently developed catalyst for breaking down plastics continues to advance plastic upcycling processes.
May 28th, 2022
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A team of microbiologists has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection.
May 25th, 2022
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A model that rapidly searches through large numbers of materials could find sustainable alternatives to existing composites.
May 25th, 2022
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The materials that facilitate this reaction cost a mere $2 per kilogram, and a single kilogram can produce more than 6 liters of water per day in areas with less than 15% relative humidity and 13 liters in areas with up to 30% relative humidity.
May 24th, 2022
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