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Climate change already accelerating sea level rise, study finds

Greenhouse gases are already having an accelerating effect on sea level rise, but the impact has so far been masked by the cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines, according to a new study.

Aug 10th, 2016

Cheaper, more powerful electric car batteries are on the horizon

Battery500 Consortium to contribute to effort to make next-generation electric vehicle batteries.

Aug 9th, 2016

Tapping the Earths energy for zero-carbon seawater desalination

Researchers conduct feasibility studies to assess potential for making geothermal energy-powered desalination and cooling a reality.

Aug 8th, 2016

Scientists propose novel carbon-capture electrochemical cell

Researchers have developed an oxygen-assisted aluminum/carbon dioxide power cell that uses electrochemical reactions to both sequester the carbon dioxide and produce electricity.

Aug 4th, 2016

Making nail polish while powering fuel cells

Researchers report a new approach and a new catalyst that can produce not just hydrogen but also valuable chemicals, including the most common ingredient in nail polish.

Aug 3rd, 2016

Engineering student designs revolutionary energy storage solution

An engineering undergraduate has invented a new storage solution that could provide the missing-link needed for a renewable energy revolution.

Aug 2nd, 2016

What's wasting power at home? Ask your app!

New system can identify how much power is being used by each device in a household.

Aug 1st, 2016

New discoveries about photosynthesis may lead to solar cells of the future

For the first time, researchers have successfully measured in detail the flow of solar energy, in and between different parts of a photosynthetic organism. The result is a first step in research that could ultimately contribute to the development of technologies that use solar energy far more efficiently than what is currently possible.

Jul 19th, 2016

Water sampling technique paves way for safe storage of CO2

Scientists have found an inexpensive way to monitor the storage of the most common greenhouse gas - carbon dioxide - deep underground.

Jul 12th, 2016

Sun-Petrol - how solar energy can be transformed into fuel

For the first time, researchers have unveiled a chemical process that uses the sun's thermal energy to convert carbon dioxide and water directly into high-energy fuels: a procedure developed on the basis of a new material combination of cerium oxide and rhodium.

Jul 7th, 2016

Chemists develop an innovative new green method of capturing carbon dioxide

Scientists have developed an innovative new green method of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from power stations, chemical and other large scale manufacturing plants.

Jul 4th, 2016

Measure greenhouse gases from space

Space agencies examine the extent of greenhouse gases in the air via prisms and gratings in satellites. New technology now makes it possible to connect both components with each other so that they are suitable for space thus achieving a new level of quality for spectral resolution.