Researchers have succeeded in producing hydrogen using a far more efficient method than is currently in use. The team has also demonstrated that the process can be scaled up for commercial application.
Jul 29th, 2022
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Ensemble approach offers path to energy-saving air-conditioning.
Jul 28th, 2022
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Iron has a great potential to contribute to the much needed energy transition. The metal and its oxides could be used in a circular system as carbon-neutral energy carrier to store renewable energy, from wind and solar power for example.
Jul 27th, 2022
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Increasing the share of recycled plastics in new products is a central aspect of the European Strategy for Plastics, adopted as a part of the first Circular Economy Action Plan. One of the main goals of the strategy is to ensure that by 2025 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics find their way into new products on the EU market.
Jul 27th, 2022
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A study of 29 European lakes has found that some naturally-occurring lake bacteria grow faster and more efficiently on the remains of plastic bags than on natural matter like leaves and twigs.
Jul 26th, 2022
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Wireless charging roads equipped with energy storage systems are promising electric vehicle solutions by virtue of their strong advantages in time saving and reduced pressure on the existing power infrastructure.
Jul 23rd, 2022
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Fluorine-containing gases - including so-called per- or polyfluorinated hydrocarbons, or PFCs - have a significant share in global warming. Researchers recently developed new crystalline materials that can selectively adsorb the molecules of such carbon-fluorine bonds.
Jul 22nd, 2022
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Researchers are working on a high-speed drive for fuel cell air compressors in commercial vehicle and aviation applications.
Jul 21st, 2022
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Researchers have developed a biodegradable system based on silk to replace microplastics added to agricultural products, paints, and cosmetics.
Jul 20th, 2022
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Researchers have designed a fuel production system that uses water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight to produce aviation fuel. They have implemented the system in the field, and the design could help the aviation industry become carbon neutral.
Jul 20th, 2022
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A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.
Jul 19th, 2022
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Thermally regenerative ammonia batteries can produce electricity on demand from low-grade waste heat. A new process for creating these batteries improves their stability and affordability and may help address the country's growing grid-scale energy storage problem.
Jul 16th, 2022
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Researchers have demonstrated that hydrogen storage materials can also be produced from recycled industrial waste. The result: a significantly more climate-friendly production of hydrogen storage materials.
Jul 14th, 2022
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Set by default to turn on before dawn, smart thermostats unintentionally work in concert with other thermostats throughout neighborhoods and regions to prompt inadvertent, widespread energy-demand spikes on the grid.
Jul 13th, 2022
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The expansion of natural gas infrastructure jeopardises energy transition, as natural gas is not a bridge technology towards a 100 per cent renewable energy system as defined by the Paris Climate Agreement. Scientists recommend that politicians and scientists revise the current assumptions about natural gas.
Jul 5th, 2022
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A new project demonstrates that recycled magnets can be used to power engines in the e-mobility sector, without any loss of power. It also shows that establishing a value chain for large-scale magnet recycling will pay off.
Jul 4th, 2022
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Researchers have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell which is not only the world's most durable to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving way for a wider application of green energy in the pursuit of a carbon neutral world.
Jul 2nd, 2022
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As the world fights climate change, will the increasingly widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) be a help or a hindrance? A team of experts in AI, climate change, and public policy present a framework for understanding the complex and multifaceted relationship of AI with greenhouse gas emissions, and suggest ways to better align AI with climate change goals.
Jun 29th, 2022
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