Earth-abundant solar pixels found to produce hydrogen for weeks
Devices made of readily available oxide and carbon-based materials can produce clean hydrogen from water over weeks.
Jun 7th, 2022
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Devices made of readily available oxide and carbon-based materials can produce clean hydrogen from water over weeks.
Jun 7th, 2022
Read moreScientists observe structural chirality, a biological property important to photosynthesis, emerging in achiral conjugated polymers. Their discovery could help enhance flexible solar cell design and increase access to affordable renewable energy.
Jun 7th, 2022
Read moreScientists have studied microplastics in spider webs for the first time. The results provide first insights into the varying levels of microplastic contamination of urban air.
Jun 3rd, 2022
Read moreAround one third of all food worldwide ends up in the trash bin instead of on our plate. With the help of digital twins, researchers are now aiming to reduce food waste, for example in the case of citrus fruits, along the production and supply chains.
Jun 3rd, 2022
Read moreAerospace engineers don't know the exact configuration and performance of a jet airplane powered by liquid hydrogen, but they do know that getting there by 2050 will take some big shifts from the conventional ways we design aircraft today.
Jun 2nd, 2022
Read moreA new type of energy efficient, ecologically sustainable cooling technology that does not require the use of climate-damaging refrigerants makes use of shape-memory materials.
Jun 2nd, 2022
Read moreResearchers developed a computer simulation model addressing the challenge of solar power's inherent intermittency by adding biomass as another renewable energy source to advance a reliable, affordable heating solution while reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
May 31st, 2022
Read moreResearchers have come up with a new energy storage concept that could turn tall buildings into batteries to improve the power quality in urban settings.
May 30th, 2022
Read moreNew carbon sorbent is 99% efficient, lightning fast, and easily recyclable.
May 28th, 2022
Read moreA recently developed catalyst for breaking down plastics continues to advance plastic upcycling processes.
May 28th, 2022
Read moreA team of microbiologists has succeeded in using bacteria for the controlled storage and release of hydrogen. This is an important step in the search for carbon-neutral energy sources in the interest of climate protection.
May 25th, 2022
Read moreA model that rapidly searches through large numbers of materials could find sustainable alternatives to existing composites.
May 25th, 2022
Read moreThe materials that facilitate this reaction cost a mere $2 per kilogram, and a single kilogram can produce more than 6 liters of water per day in areas with less than 15% relative humidity and 13 liters in areas with up to 30% relative humidity.
May 24th, 2022
Read moreThe discrete nature of the cells protects them - and makes the clothes more attractive, the physics and design researchers say. Promising applications include work and outdoor clothing, and curtains which react to changes in the amount of light.
May 21st, 2022
Read moreThere are eight colors within the hydrogen rainbow, determined by the source it was produced from and the process used to separate it from that source.
May 18th, 2022
Read moreScientists developed a gold recovery process from waste with the world's highest recovery efficiency of 99.9 % by developing a capsule-type material in which a polymeric shell surrounds a multi-layered internal structure.
May 17th, 2022
Read moreResearchers develop a novel method for mapping the amount of plastic pollution in river habitats.
May 14th, 2022
Read moreScientists have found a way to create biocement from waste, making the alternative to regular cement even greener and more sustainable.
May 13th, 2022
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