Engineering researchers are using biochar, an inexpensive carbon-rich material and a new method of creating the porous surface needed to capture electricity to reduce the cost of supercapacitors.
Aug 18th, 2016
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Electric vehicles can meet drivers' needs enough to replace 90 percent of vehicles now on the road.
Aug 16th, 2016
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Researchers have found that BPS is just as harmful to the reproductive system as the chemical it replaced. BPS damages a woman's eggs and at lower doses than BPA.
Aug 10th, 2016
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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
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Battery500 Consortium to contribute to effort to make next-generation electric vehicle batteries.
Aug 9th, 2016
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Researchers conduct feasibility studies to assess potential for making geothermal energy-powered desalination and cooling a reality.
Aug 8th, 2016
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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
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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
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An engineering undergraduate has invented a new storage solution that could provide the missing-link needed for a renewable energy revolution.
Aug 2nd, 2016
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New system can identify how much power is being used by each device in a household.
Aug 1st, 2016
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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
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Scientists have found an inexpensive way to monitor the storage of the most common greenhouse gas - carbon dioxide - deep underground.
Jul 12th, 2016
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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
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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
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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.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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Approach tackles most commonly used synthetic plastic.
Jun 22nd, 2016
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Innovative technology independently tracks electrical currents generated by each solar panel, significantly boosting PV system power output.
Jun 21st, 2016
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Carbon dioxide used to synthesize possible electrolytes for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Jun 17th, 2016
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