Forever young catalyst reduces diesel emissions
Atom probe tomography reveals key explanations for stable performance over a cutting-edge diesel-exhaust catalyst?s lifetime.
Posted: Jun 22nd, 2018
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Is the energy-storing solar cell soon to be reality?
Intramolecular reactions are making it possible for solar energy to be transformed and stored in a singular molecule. This may form the basis for constructing energy-storing solar cells.
Posted: Jun 14th, 2018
Read moreBoring down on boron
Learning how boron evaporates will help to improve water desalination technologies.
Posted: Jun 13th, 2018
Read moreFrom jeans to fibres to garment tags: novel recycling for more sustainable fashion
A new recycling method turns garments into biodegradable materials, paving the way for a more eco-friendly fashion industry.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2018
Read moreTaking a closer look at 'electrifying' chemistry
With the increasing availability of electrical energy from renewable sources, it will be possible in the future to drive many chemical processes using an electric current. This will facilitate the use of sustainable methods to manufacture products or fuels, replacing current processes which are based on fossil fuels.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2018
Read moreFlexible solar cells: Will they someday power your devices?
Researchers are studying whether the now-experimental technology could someday be mass-produced and commercialized, and some of the issues that have to be resolved, including the environmental impact.
Posted: Jun 6th, 2018
Read morePolymer researchers discover path to sustainable and biodegradable polyesters
Researchers have synthesized a biodegradable alternative to polyolefins using a new catalyst and the polyester polymer, and this breakthrough could eventually have a profound impact on sustainability efforts.
Posted: Jun 1st, 2018
Read moreLego-like chemical building blocks self-assemble into catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells
New material could replace expensive platinum catalysts used in hydrogen cars.
Posted: May 31st, 2018
Read moreWhy bioelectrodes for energy conversion are not stable
How artificial photosynthesis systems should be designed in the future to remain functional in the long term.
Posted: May 25th, 2018
Read moreCapturing CO2 using heat pumps
Capturing the greenhouse gas CO2 from industrial processes such as cement manufacture is a demanding and therefore expensive exercise. However, by introducing a renewable powered heat pump in the capture system, the energy required to capture CO2 is reduced by three quarters.
Posted: May 24th, 2018
Read moreScientists have deciphered the chemical reaction mechanism critical for cleaner combustion
The mechanism depicted by the scientists will help in creating physically based combustion models required for the development of fundamentally new ecologically friendly combustion chambers for gas turbine engines.
Posted: May 21st, 2018
Read moreCan we get 100 percent of our energy from renewable sources?
New article gathers the evidence to address the sceptics.
Posted: May 17th, 2018
Read moreSimple equation directs creation of clean-energy catalysts
Research could lower cost, accelerate production of renewable hydrogen fuel.
Posted: May 14th, 2018
Read moreLignin - a supergreen fuel for fuel cells
Researchers have developed a fuel cell that uses lignin, a cheap by-product from paper manufacture and one of the most common biopolymers.
Posted: May 14th, 2018
Read moreMaking a cleaner, greener, environmentally safe sunscreen
For every 10,000 visitors frolicking in the waves, about 4 kilograms of mineral particles are washed into the beach water each day. These minerals catalyze the production of hydrogen peroxide, a well-known bleaching agent, at a concentration high enough to harm coastal marine organisms.
Posted: May 7th, 2018
Read moreEngineers upgrade ancient, sun-powered tech to purify water with near-perfect efficiency
Low-cost device -- shaped like a birdhouse -- could help provide drinking water to people affected by natural disasters.
Posted: May 3rd, 2018
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