Hydrogen production: protein environment makes catalyst efficient
The interaction of protein shell and active centre in hydrogen-producing enzymes is crucial for the efficiency of biocatalysts.
Dec 14th, 2017
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The interaction of protein shell and active centre in hydrogen-producing enzymes is crucial for the efficiency of biocatalysts.
Dec 14th, 2017
Read moreResearchers distil twenty years of lessons from clean energy funding into six ?guiding principles?. They argue that governments must eschew constant reinventions and grant scientists greater influence before our window of opportunity to avert climate change closes.
Dec 7th, 2017
Read moreFrom ending poverty to improving wellbeing, gender equality, cities' resilience or climate action - while synergies among most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) foster progress in sustainable development, there are some key conflicts or bottlenecks that could hamper achieving the SDG objectives for 2030.
Dec 1st, 2017
Read moreAlgae require tremendous volumes of water to grow, and reusing that water makes production cheaper. However, researchers have disagreed on how recycled water affects algae.
Dec 1st, 2017
Read moreStartup's system captures particle matter from diesel exhaust and turns it into inks and paints.
Nov 27th, 2017
Read moreEngineering system takes inspiration from plants to convert electrical energy to chemical energy at 64 percent efficiency, the highest yet reported for renewable carbon fuels.
Nov 20th, 2017
Read moreResearchers say emerging technologies could greatly reduce plastic waste.
Nov 17th, 2017
Read moreA new phase-change material provides a way to store heat in a stable chemical form, then release it later on demand using light as a trigger.
Nov 17th, 2017
Read moreScientists have developed a new and cost-effective catalyst to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change - carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4).
Nov 17th, 2017
Read moreThe document compiles the latest and most important knowledge in climate research, economics, and technology.
Nov 14th, 2017
Read moreScientists have demonstrated faster, more efficient ways to turn discarded plant matter into chemicals worth billions. The team's findings could help transform the economics of making fuels and other products from domestically grown renewable sources.
Nov 10th, 2017
Read moreThis technology allows paved areas, such as freeways, airport runways and parking lots to generate electricity, which can be used in rural areas for powering signage and data collection systems independently of the electric grid.
Nov 7th, 2017
Read moreResearchers have demonstrated that 'smart greenhouses' can capture solar energy for electricity without reducing plant growth.
Nov 4th, 2017
Read moreA team of researchers are working to reduce the high energy costs of industrial chemical separation processes with a breakthrough separation technique that leverages membranes and magnets to purify chemical mixtures.
Nov 2nd, 2017
Read moreResearchers are working together to create an artificial system that mimics the process by which giant clams convert sunlight into energy. The research may allow them to enhance the efficiency of biofuel production.
Nov 2nd, 2017
Read moreResearchers have developed a new electronic waste recycling concept that combines a range of technologies and reduces waste.
Nov 2nd, 2017
Read moreInstead of petroleum, researchers want to power planes with corncobs and wood chips.
Oct 30th, 2017
Read moreCompared to wind and solar energy, wave energy has remained relatively expensive and hard to capture, but engineers are working to change that by drawing inspiration from other industries.
Oct 30th, 2017
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