Artificial leaf as mini-factory for medicine
Using sunlight for sustainable and cheap production of, for example, medicines.
Posted: Apr 24th, 2018
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New high-resolution exascale Earth modeling system for energy
A new earth modeling system unveiled today will have weather-scale resolution and use advanced computers to simulate aspects of Earth's variability and anticipate decadal changes that will critically impact the U.S. energy sector in coming years.
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreNew control strategy helps reap maximum power from wind farms
A novel approach has the potential to increase wind power generation significantly with a consequent increase in revenue. Numerical simulations indicate potential increases of up to six to seven percent.
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018
Read moreOrganic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
In an advance that makes a more flexible, inexpensive type of solar cell commercially viable, researchers have demonstrated organic solar cells that can achieve 15 percent efficiency.
Posted: Apr 23rd, 2018
Read morePlastic packaging is often pollution for profit
Plastic itself is inanimate and cannot be evil - what's morally wrong is what humans do with it.
Posted: Apr 20th, 2018
Read morePorous salts for fuel cells
Scientists have developed a new class of crystalline porous organic salts with high proton conductivity for applications such as proton-exchange membranes for fuel cells.
Posted: Apr 19th, 2018
Read moreLife-span of new solar cell technologies to increase tenfold
Scientists have developed ways to increase the lifetime of solar cells and also proposes ways to improve ageing tests for them.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2018
Read moreDesigner bugs for creating greener plastics
Researchers are designing bacteria to efficiently consume plastic waste and turn it into novel destructible plastic - good for the environment and health.
Posted: Apr 10th, 2018
Read moreDouble perovskites in environmentally friendly solar cells
Long electron-hole diffusion length in high-quality lead-free double perovskite films.
Posted: Apr 5th, 2018
Read moreBuilding lithium-sulfur batteries with paper biomass
Researchers have developed a patented method to use cheap and abundant paper biomass to make lithium-sulfur batteries.
Posted: Apr 2nd, 2018
Read moreResearch hints at double the driving range for electric vehicles
Scientists spice up electrolyte solution to increase charge cycles.
Posted: Mar 27th, 2018
Read moreOlive stones can be used to make more sustainable building materials
Researchers have developed a method to lighten and improve the isolated and absorption properties of building materials by reusing olive stones.
Posted: Mar 23rd, 2018
Read moreWorld Water Day: Turning to nature for solutions
On World Water Day 2018, the European Environment Agency is highlighting the importance of clean water and how nature can help protect this valuable resource for generations to come.
Posted: Mar 22nd, 2018
Read moreUltrashort laser pulses make greenhouse gas reactive
It is a long-cherished dream: Removing the inert greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and using it as a basic material for the chemical industry. This could address two major problems at once by containing climate change and at the same time reducing the dependence on oil.
Posted: Mar 15th, 2018
Read moreResearch gets closer to producing revolutionary battery to power renewable energy industry
New research verges on development of a commercial hydrogen-bromine flow battery, an advanced industrial-scale battery design engineers have strived to develop since the 1960s.
Posted: Mar 14th, 2018
Read morePainting a clear picture of how nitrogen oxides are formed
For decades, combustion researchers and engine companies have been seeking to understand how these gases are produced during combustion so that they can find ways to reduce them. Now researchers have synthesized more than a decade's worth of combustion studies to create a new overarching model of how nitrogen oxides are produced.
Posted: Mar 12th, 2018
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