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The salt water battery

Water could form the basis for future particularly inexpensive rechargeable batteries. Researchers have succeeded in doubling the electrochemical stability of water with a special saline solution. This takes us one step closer to using the technology commercially.

Jan 9th, 2018

A biological solution to carbon capture and recycling?

Scientists have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the key to an efficient method of capturing and storing or recycling carbon dioxide.

Jan 8th, 2018

Researchers pioneer water-based, eco-friendly and energy-saving air-conditioner

All-weather friendly cooling technology works without mechanical compressors or chemical refrigerants, and generates drinking water.

Jan 8th, 2018

New desalination method offers low energy alternative to purify salty water

Providing safer drinking water to those in need may be a little easier. According to researchers, a new desalination technique is able to remove salt from water using less energy than previous methods.

Jan 3rd, 2018

Standardizing perovskite aging measurements

Scientists have produced a data-driven proposal for standardizing the measurements of perovskite solar cell stability and degradation. The work aims to create consensus in the field and overcome one of the major hurdles on the way to commercializing perovskite photovoltaics.

Jan 2nd, 2018

New technique allows rapid screening for new types of solar cells

Approach could bypass the time-consuming steps currently needed to test new photovoltaic materials.

Dec 20th, 2017

Paving the way for a non-electric battery to store solar energy

Scientists say a polymer chain organized like a string of Christmas lights assists energy storage.

Dec 19th, 2017

New technique could make captured carbon more valuable

Scientists developed an efficient process for turning captured carbon dioxide into syngas, a mixture of H2 and CO that can be used to make fuels and chemicals.

Dec 15th, 2017

New catalyst meets challenge of cleaning exhaust from modern engines

Innovation also uses less platinum, expensive component of catalytic converters.

Dec 14th, 2017

Hydrogen production: protein environment makes catalyst efficient

The interaction of protein shell and active centre in hydrogen-producing enzymes is crucial for the efficiency of biocatalysts.

Dec 14th, 2017

Clean energy: experts outline how governments can successfully invest before it's too late

Researchers distil twenty years of lessons from clean energy funding into six ?guiding principles?. They argue that governments must eschew constant reinventions and grant scientists greater influence before our window of opportunity to avert climate change closes.

Dec 7th, 2017

Consumption is the bottleneck for sustainable development

From ending poverty to improving wellbeing, gender equality, cities' resilience or climate action - while synergies among most of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) foster progress in sustainable development, there are some key conflicts or bottlenecks that could hamper achieving the SDG objectives for 2030.