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A metal-free, sustainable approach to CO2 reduction

Researchers present an organic catalyst for carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction that is inexpensive, readily available and recyclable. As the level of catalytic activity can be tuned by the solvent conditions, their findings could open up many new directions for converting CO2 to industrially useful organic compounds.

Jun 17th, 2019

Manganese water-splitting catalyst shows promise for future hydrogen economy

The discovery of an Earth-abundant catalyst promises to make the production of hydrogen fuel more feasible.

Jun 7th, 2019

Chemicals from carbon dioxide - with plasma and perovskite membranes

Researchers aim to use the climate-damaging greenhouse gas carbon dioxide as a raw material for the production of chemicals. To do this, they are developing a combined plasma and membrane process that splits CO2 into oxygen and the chemical base material carbon monoxide.

Jun 4th, 2019

Floating power plants - recycling CO2 from the ocean

Huge floating solar islands on the ocean that produce enough energy to enable CO2-neutral global freight traffic - what sounds like science fiction researchers have now calculated for the first time.

Jun 4th, 2019

Economical energy storage for the electric car of tomorrow

Dry electrode coating technology allows environmentally friendly battery cell production.

Jun 3rd, 2019

Cement as a climate killer: Using industrial waste to produce carbon neutral alternatives

Producing cement takes a big toll on our climate: Around eight per cent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions can be attributed to this process. However, the demand for cement continues to rise. A team of geoscientists has found a way to produce more environmentally friendly and sustainable alternatives.

May 20th, 2019

Clean and effective electronic waste recycling

E-waste recycling is far below what it should be to reduce its impact on the environment and human health simply because it is not economically feasible. Researchers are working on a way to change that using pulsed power technology.

May 15th, 2019

Secrets of fluorescent microalgae could lead to super-efficient solar cells

Tiny light-emitting microalgae, found in the ocean, could hold the secret to the next generation of organic solar cells.

May 10th, 2019

Experimental device generates electricity from the coldness of the universe

Using an infrared photodiode pointed to the sky, a new device harvests energy from the temperature difference between Earth and near absolute zero temperatures of deep space.

May 6th, 2019

Next-generation plastic can be recycled again and again into new materials of any color, shape, or form

Scientists have designed a recyclable plastic that, like a Lego playset, can be disassembled into its constituent parts at the molecular level, and then reassembled into a different shape, texture, and color again and again without loss of performance or quality.

May 6th, 2019

Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light

Researchers have discovered a remarkable means of making organic solar panels more robust, including conferring resistance to oxygen, water and light by doing the opposite: removing, not adding, material.

May 2nd, 2019

Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight

Researchers have created a smart device capable of producing large amounts of clean hydrogen. By concentrating sunlight, their device uses a smaller amount of the rare, costly materials that are required to produce hydrogen, yet it still maintains a high solar-to-fuel efficiency.