Chemists make tough plastics recyclable
New method for producing thermoset plastics allows them to be broken down more easily after use.
Jul 23rd, 2020
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New method for producing thermoset plastics allows them to be broken down more easily after use.
Jul 23rd, 2020
Read moreResearchers have designed a new process, based on a naturally occurring protein, that could extract and purify rare earth elements (REE) from low-grade sources. It could offer a new avenue toward a more diversified and sustainable REE sector.
Jul 15th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have created a perovskite solar mini module that has recorded the highest power conversion efficiency of any perovskite-based device larger than 10 square centimeters.
Jul 14th, 2020
Read moreThe demand for batteries to store renewable energy will grow drastically in the coming years. Could we develop more sustainable technologies to save precious natural resources, besides the familiar lithium-ion batteries?
Jul 13th, 2020
Read moreSince the start of lockdown, more of us have taken to our bicycles, grown our own vegetables and baked our own bread. So it's not surprising it has been suggested we should use this experience to rethink our approach to the climate crisis. Reading some environmental literature can also give us the opportunity to think about the world around us in different ways.
Jul 10th, 2020
Read morePesticides, pharmaceutical products, and endocrine disruptors are some of the emerging contaminants often found in treated domestic wastewater, even after secondary treatment. Researchers have tested the effectiveness of a tertiary treatment process using electricity.
Jul 9th, 2020
Read moreResearchers are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
Jul 3rd, 2020
Read moreEngineers apply their pioneering technique to attain energy-efficient zero-liquid discharge - the last frontier of desalination - of ultrahigh salinity brines.
Jul 1st, 2020
Read moreMaterials scientists work on the semiconductors that could transform how we disinfect surfaces, spaces, personal protective equipment - even the air we breathe.
Jun 25th, 2020
Read moreScientists developed a novel laser-based strategy for the effective degradation of cellulose into useful products.
Jun 23rd, 2020
Read moreAs concern grows among environmentalists and consumers about micro- and nanoplastics in the oceans and in seafood, they are increasingly studied in marine environments.
Jun 22nd, 2020
Read moreEnergy-saving CO2 capture technology with H2 gas is developed by integrating the CO2 separation and conversion process.
Jun 19th, 2020
Read moreElectricity generated by interactions between water molecules and metals may be turned into a source of energy.
Jun 9th, 2020
Read moreAn EU project has developed highly innovative 'living bricks' that contain chambers of microbes capable of turning human waste, such as urine and grey water, into valuable resources, electricity and clean water.
Jun 9th, 2020
Read moreA new 'Testbench' project enhances the quality of efficiency measurements for better comparison of battery systems by planners and operators.
Jun 4th, 2020
Read moreScientists successfully split water into hydrogen and oxygen using light and meticulously designed catalysts, and they did so at the maximum efficiency meaning there was almost no loss and undesired side reactions.
Jun 3rd, 2020
Read moreTo make climate scenarios work for decision makers, an international team of researchers have developed a comprehensive interactive online platform.
Jun 3rd, 2020
Read moreResearchers have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery chemistries, making for a potentially viable battery technology out of abundant and cheap materials.
Jun 1st, 2020
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