Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Researchers are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
Jul 3rd, 2020
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Unorthodox desalination method could transform global water management
Engineers apply their pioneering technique to attain energy-efficient zero-liquid discharge - the last frontier of desalination - of ultrahigh salinity brines.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreSemiconductors could transform how we disinfect surfaces, spaces, PPE
Materials scientists work on the semiconductors that could transform how we disinfect surfaces, spaces, personal protective equipment - even the air we breathe.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreEfficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel
Scientists developed a novel laser-based strategy for the effective degradation of cellulose into useful products.
Jun 23rd, 2020
Read moreResearch in land plants shows nanoplastics accumulating in tissues
As concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments.
Jun 22nd, 2020
Read moreThe exhaust gas from a power plant can be recovered and used as a raw reaction material
Energy-saving CO2 capture technology with H2 gas is developed by integrating the CO2 separation and conversion process.
Jun 19th, 2020
Read moreWater vapor in the atmosphere may be prime renewable energy source
Electricity generated by interactions between water molecules and metals may be turned into a source of energy.
Jun 9th, 2020
Read more'Living bricks' create building blocks for a circular economy
An EU project has developed highly innovative 'living bricks' that contain chambers of microbes capable of turning human waste, such as urine and grey water, into valuable resources, electricity and clean water.
Jun 9th, 2020
Read moreHow efficient are solar power storage systems?
A new 'Testbench' project enhances the quality of efficiency measurements for better comparison of battery systems by planners and operators.
Jun 4th, 2020
Read moreSolar hydrogen production: Splitting water with UV is now at almost 100% quantum efficiency
Scientists successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen using light and meticulously designed catalysts, and they did so at the maximum efficiency meaning there was almost no loss and undesired side reactions.
Jun 3rd, 2020
Read moreMaking sense of climate scenarios: New toolkit available for decision makers
To make climate scenarios work for decision makers, an international team of researchers have developed a comprehensive interactive online platform.
Jun 3rd, 2020
Read moreResearchers develop viable sodium battery
Researchers have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery chemistries, making for a potentially viable battery technology out of abundant and cheap materials.
Jun 1st, 2020
Read moreNew system for widespread availability of green hydrogen
Hydrogen researchers have developed a cost-effective process for the decentralised production of high-purity hydrogen.
May 26th, 2020
Read moreElectrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol
Scientists have discovered a new mechanism for selective electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to ethanol using copper-silver composite catalysts.
May 6th, 2020
Read moreEnergy generated on offshore wind turbine farms, and conveyed ashore as hydrogen fuel
Researchers have proposed using the energy generated on offshore wind turbine farms to produce hydrogen in situ instead of conveying it ashore by cable. They have shown that this is technically possible and economically viable.
Apr 30th, 2020
Read moreEnvironment-friendly compound shows promise for solar cell use
A team of engineers, material scientists, and physicists demonstrated how a new material - a lead-free chalcogenide perovskite - that hadn't previously been considered for use in solar cells could provide a safer and more effective option than others that are commonly considered.
Apr 24th, 2020
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