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Scientists find a way to measure fuel cell 'printing' at a fast clip

Scientists may have overcome a significant hurdle to manufacturing hydrogen fuel cells by creating a way to check whether the expensive catalysts the cells need have been incorporated quickly and effectively.

Oct 4th, 2017

New efficient catalyst for key step in artificial photosynthesis

Process sets free protons and electrons that can be used to make fuels.

Oct 3rd, 2017

Global warming doesn't stop when the emissions stop

Scientists have worked out how much time we have left to reach the Paris climate goal.

Oct 3rd, 2017

Body energy as a power source

Exploiting kinetic energy could be a solution for power-hungry mobile devices.

Oct 2nd, 2017

Energy harvested from evaporation could power much of U.S.

In the first evaluation of evaporation as a renewable energy source, researchers find that U.S. lakes and reservoirs could generate 325 gigawatts of power, nearly 70 percent of what the United States currently produces.

Sep 26th, 2017

The pivotal step in turning carbon dioxide

Scientists show how to control catalyst that turns a greenhouse gas into a fuel or feedstock.

Sep 22nd, 2017

Test for safe CO2 storage to aid world-leading technology project

A new method that inexpensively monitors the safe storage of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is to be used by a leading research project.

Sep 20th, 2017

A sustainable future powered by sea

In order to tackle this idea, the researchers in Japan launched The Wave Energy Converter (WEC) project.

Sep 20th, 2017

Seaweed-fueled cars? Maybe one day, with help of new tech

Cars and trucks might one day run on biofuel made from seaweed with the help of two technologies that are currently being developed.

Sep 19th, 2017

Solar-to-fuel system recycles CO2 to make ethanol and ethylene

Scientists have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at efficiencies far greater than plants.

Sep 18th, 2017

Step towards better 'beyond lithium' batteries

Researchers showed that titanium dioxide can be modified to allow it to be used as an electrode in multivalent batteries, providing a valuable proof of concept in their development.

Sep 18th, 2017

Fueling a cleaner combustion

An additive for conventional fuel comprised of oxygenated organic compounds could help reduce the release of pollutants into the atmosphere during the combustion of fossil fuels. Researchers have now established how these potential additives decompose under combustion-relevant conditions.