Biodegradable electronics
Electronic devices that are completely broken down in a biological environment after a pre-defined operating life open up novel applications as well as ways for reducing their ecological footprint.
Oct 13th, 2017
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Electric cars can become more eco-friendly through life cycle assessment
It is time to stop discussing whether electric cars are good or bad. Instead industry, authorities and policy-makers need to work together to make them as eco-friendly as possible.
Oct 12th, 2017
Read moreMaking renewable power more viable for the grid
'Air-breathing' battery can store electricity for months, for about a fifth the cost of current technologies.
Oct 11th, 2017
Read moreWaste from paper industry supplies raw material for development of redox flow batteries
Use of renewable resources for the more efficient generation of sustainable energies, focus on electrosynthesis.
Oct 11th, 2017
Read moreReimagining hydrogen: A small molecule with large-scale ideas
Researchers pursue low-cost, efficient technologies for hydrogen generation.
Oct 7th, 2017
Read moreA new grant to advance seaweed energy production
In the future, our homes and vehicles could be powered by fuel made from seaweed grown at large-scale offshore farms.
Oct 6th, 2017
Read moreScientists find a way to measure fuel cell 'printing' at a fast clip
Scientists may have overcome a significant hurdle to manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells by creating a way to check whether the expensive catalysts the cells need have been incorporated quickly and effectively.
Oct 4th, 2017
Read moreNew efficient catalyst for key step in artificial photosynthesis
Process sets free protons and electrons that can be used to make fuels.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreGlobal warming doesn't stop when the emissions stop
Scientists have worked out how much time we have left to reach the Paris climate goal.
Oct 3rd, 2017
Read moreBody energy as a power source
Exploiting kinetic energy could be a solution for power-hungry mobile devices.
Oct 2nd, 2017
Read moreEnergy harvested from evaporation could power much of U.S.
In the first evaluation of evaporation as a renewable energy source, researchers find that U.S. lakes and reservoirs could generate 325 gigawatts of power, nearly 70 percent of what the United States currently produces.
Sep 26th, 2017
Read moreThe pivotal step in turning carbon dioxide
Scientists show how to control catalyst that turns a greenhouse gas into a fuel or feedstock.
Sep 22nd, 2017
Read moreTest for safe CO2 storage to aid world-leading technology project
A new method that inexpensively monitors the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is to be used by a leading research project.
Sep 20th, 2017
Read moreA sustainable future powered by sea
In order to tackle this idea, the researchers in Japan launched The Wave Energy Converter (WEC) project.
Sep 20th, 2017
Read moreSeaweed-fueled cars? Maybe one day, with help of new tech
Cars and trucks might one day run on biofuel made from seaweed with the help of two technologies that are currently being developed.
Sep 19th, 2017
Read moreSolar-to-fuel system recycles CO2 to make ethanol and ethylene
Scientists have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants.
Sep 18th, 2017
Read moreStep towards better 'beyond lithium' batteries
Researchers showed that titanium dioxide can be modified to allow it to be used as an electrode in multivalent batteries, providing a valuable proof of concept in their development.
Sep 18th, 2017
Read moreFueling a cleaner combustion
An additive for conventional fuel comprised of oxygenated organic compounds could help reduce the release of pollutants into the atmosphere during the combustion of fossil fuels. Researchers have now established how these potential additives decompose under combustion-relevant conditions.
Sep 18th, 2017
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