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In the midst of an intensifying global water crisis, scientists are reporting development of a more economical way to use one form of the 'ice that burns' to turn very salty wastewater from fracking and other oil and gas production methods into water for drinking and irrigation.
Aug 28th, 2013
Read moreIn the latest advance in efforts to find an inexpensive way to make hydrogen from ordinary water, scientists are reporting that powder from high-grade charcoal and other forms of carbon can free hydrogen from water illuminated with laser pulses.
Aug 28th, 2013
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Research at The University of Alabama shows a new method for capturing greenhouse gases is potentially cheaper and more energy efficient than current solvents.
Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreChina's power capacity will more than double by 2030 and renewables including large hydro will account for more than half of new plants, eroding coal's dominant share and attracting investment of $1.4 trillion. China's power sector carbon emissions could be in decline by 2027.
Aug 27th, 2013
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Recent decades have witnessed several cycles of interest in being able to exploit these organisms. Research has examined the use of algae for remediating waste water or nutrient-overloaded coastal seas, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or directly from industrial chimneys, in beneficial products such as proteins and antioxidants, and to produce oil and liquid fuels. Given its indisputable virtues, why has microalgae not been put to use in these ways?
Aug 27th, 2013
Read moreA team of researchers from Arizona State University's Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering will receive $2 million to develop a new type of battery for electric vehicles.
Aug 26th, 2013
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Scientists demonstrate that ocean acidification may amplify global warming through the biogenic production of the marine sulfur component dimethylsulphide (DMS).
Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreA new Energy Department study conducted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) indicates that by 2025 wind and solar power electricity generation could become cost-competitive without federal subsidies, if new renewable energy development occurs in the most productive locations.
Aug 26th, 2013
Read moreThe EU-funded MANUCLOUD (Distributed Cloud product specification and supply chain manufacturing execution infrastructure) project, which was completed in July 2013, sought to boost European competitiveness by establishing a functioning online marketplace that would benefit manufacturers, suppliers and customers.
Aug 23rd, 2013
Read moreA consortium led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new technology that captures the carbon dioxide emissions of power plants more economically and ecologically.
Aug 22nd, 2013
Read moreA fungus and E. coli bacteria have joined forces to turn tough, waste plant material into isobutanol, a biofuel that matches gasoline's properties better than ethanol.
Aug 20th, 2013
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Design may support widespread use of solar and wind energy.
Aug 15th, 2013
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Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers combine pretreatment and saccharification into single vat process.
Aug 15th, 2013
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One out of ten people on Earth is likely to live in a climate impact hotspot by the end of this century, if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Many more are put at risk in a worst-case scenario of the combined impacts on crop yields, water availability, ecosystems, and health, according to a new study.
Aug 15th, 2013
Read moreGood metal-based systems for hydrogen storage cannot be developed without knowing how this element permeates through metals. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw managed to apply a user-friendly electrochemical method to study hydrogen diffusion in highly reactive metals.
Aug 14th, 2013
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A new review article provides what is a necessary science base for auto and engine manufacturers to build the next generation of cleaner, more fuel-efficient engines usinglow-temperature combustion.
Aug 13th, 2013
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Novel cathode materials for SOFC with high performance and strong reliability at the intermediate temperature.
Aug 13th, 2013
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Researchers develop one of the first combined solar/thermal energy generators. It can suck up the heat of a hot summer's day and turn it into electricity.
Aug 13th, 2013
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