Toward biorecycling: A microbe could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics
A strain of an extremophile group of bacteria is capable of ingesting toxic organic compounds as its sole source of carbon, nitrogen and energy.
Mar 27th, 2020
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A new low-cost solar technology for environmental cooling
Researchers propose a new technology for space cooling. No electricity is needed, but rather salty water possibly produced exploiting solar radiation.
Mar 24th, 2020
Read moreUpcycling scrap rubber tyres to aerogels
Researchers achieved a major technological breakthrough by converting waste rubber tyres into super-light aerogels that have a wide range of applications. This is the first time that aerogels are made from waste rubber tyres.
Mar 18th, 2020
Read more3 Billion tons less CO2 with photonics
Photonics technologies can contribute to 3 billion tons less carbon dioxide by 2030.
Mar 2nd, 2020
Read moreMotley crew: Rust and light a possible answer to the conundrum of hydrogen fuel production
Scientists identify a new and efficient way of producing hydrogen from organic waste solution using a catalyst derived from - of all things - rust.
Feb 27th, 2020
Read moreNew machine learning method could supercharge battery development for electric vehicles
Using artificial intelligence, a research team has slashed battery testing times - a key barrier to longer-lasting, faster-charging batteries for electric vehicles - by nearly fifteenfold.
Feb 24th, 2020
Read moreImproving innovation: Assessing the environmental impacts of emerging technology
A new special issue of Yale's Journal of Industrial Ecology addresses this gap with cutting edge research that advances methods, tests new approaches against emerging technologies, and assesses novel technologies for transportation, infrastructure, energy, and materials.
Feb 21st, 2020
Read more'Wood' you like to recycle concrete?
Researchers have developed a new procedure for recycling concrete with the addition of discarded wood. They found that the correct proportion of inputs can yield a new building material with a bending strength superior to that of the original concrete.
Feb 20th, 2020
Read more'Reverse fuel cell' converts waste carbon to valuable products at record rates
Researchers develop enhanced device to transform CO2 into valuable chemicals 10 times faster than previous versions.
Feb 10th, 2020
Read moreFor cheaper solar cells, thinner really is better
Solar panel costs have dropped lately, but slimming down silicon wafers could lead to even lower costs and faster industry expansion.
Jan 27th, 2020
Read morePrinciples for a green chemistry future
Scientists make the case for a future where the materials and chemicals that make up the basis of our society and our economy are healthful rather than toxic, renewable rather than depleting, and degradable rather than persistent.
Jan 27th, 2020
Read moreChemistry finding could make solar energy more efficient
Researchers have found a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight.
Jan 23rd, 2020
Read morePhotoelectrochemical water-splitting efficiency hits 4.5%
Scientists show for the first time, that copper thiocyanate can be used as a transparent and effective hole transport layer for Cu2O photocathodes with overall enhanced performance.
Jan 16th, 2020
Read moreSolar power from 'the dark side' unlocked by a new formula
Most of today's solar panels capture sunlight and convert it to electricity only from the side facing the sky. If the dark underside of a solar panel could also convert sunlight reflected off the ground, even more electricity might be generated.
Dec 19th, 2019
Read moreFine-tuning thermoelectric materials for cheaper renewable energy
Researchers have developed new thermoelectric materials, which could provide a low-cost option for converting heat energy into electricity.
Dec 17th, 2019
Read morePunching holes in opaque solar cells turns them transparent
Researchers have found an effective and inexpensive strategy to transform solar cells from opaque to transparent.
Dec 14th, 2019
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