Cooling, time in the dark preserve perovskite solar power
Build-up of unwanted charge found to sap photocurrent.
May 17th, 2016
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Thinning out the carbon capture viscosity problem
An unexpected finding suggests ways to improve carbon capture materials to clean up fossil fuels.
May 17th, 2016
Read moreRadioactive isotopes reveal age of oil and gas wastewater spills
Three new tools will be useful in areas where contamination may be new or old.
May 10th, 2016
Read moreTextiles from greenhouse gases filtered from the air
In the near-future, it will be possible to create textile fibers from greenhouse gases filtered from the air. The result? Clothes that reduce the greenhouse effect.
May 10th, 2016
Read moreInnovative and energy-efficient: Clean water without chemicals
European Union funds 'Eco-UV' research project with nearly 4 million euros - chemical-free water processing and disinfection of drinking water.
May 9th, 2016
Read moreSay cheese: the whey forward in renewable plastics
Whey from cheese production and other agricultural waste can be a valuable raw material for new biodegradable plastic. A European research project is working on using these by-products in laminated cardboard for food packaging.
May 3rd, 2016
Read moreEnvironmental impacts of demand-side technologies and strategies for carbon mitigation
Yale journal examines our understanding of implications of energy efficiency technologies.
Apr 25th, 2016
Read moreNew method enlists electricity for easier, cheaper, greener chemistry
Scientists have found a new and better way to achieve a chemical reaction that is used widely in the pharmaceutical as well as flavor and fragrance industries.
Apr 21st, 2016
Read moreHow to make cities more energy efficient
Retrofitting a small portion of buildings would have big impact on cities' carbon emissions.
Apr 20th, 2016
Read moreFrom lighting screens to lighting homes
To cut down on the environmental waste and provide storage for rural communities, researchers have proposed a model for recycling unspent lithium ion batteries from smartphones into energy storage units for solar-powered LED lamps.
Apr 19th, 2016
Read moreResearchers generate clean energy using bacteria-powered solar panel
For the first time ever, researchers connected nine biological-solar (bio-solar) cells into a bio-solar panel. Then they continuously produced electricity from the panel and generated the most wattage of any existing small-scale bio-solar cells - 5.59 microwatts.
Apr 11th, 2016
Read moreReducing food waste could help mitigate climate change
About a tenth of overall global greenhouse-gas emissions from agriculture could be traced back to food waste by mid-century, a new study shows. The findings for the first time provides comprehensive food loss projections for countries around the world while also calculating the associated emissions.
Apr 7th, 2016
Read moreTaking the heat out of energy conversion
A more accurate method of modeling heat generation and transfer in electromagnetic machines could lead to more efficient electric motors.
Apr 5th, 2016
Read more'Community solar' systems may add savings to local, cooperative energy projects
New research indicates that an optimal development of neighborhood solar energy might increase the total electricity produced by 5-10 percent, a significant gain by the standards of solar energy efficiency. At the same time, it can reduce the variability and unpredictability of the solar resource.
Mar 30th, 2016
Read moreChemists lay groundwork for countless new, cleaner uses of methane
With a new method, a research team has demonstrated the potential to use methane not as a fossil fuel but as a versatile chemical building block with which to make more complex molecules, such as pharmaceuticals and other value-added substances.
Mar 24th, 2016
Read moreNew catalyst offers efficient storage of alternative energies
Research team designs world's most efficient catalyst for storing energy as hydrogen by splitting water molecules.
Mar 24th, 2016
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