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Researchers unlock potential means to reduce lithium-Ion batteries reliance on rare metals
Researchers have unearthed a potential method for incorporating more common and cheaper elements as synthesizing electrode materials.
April 28, 2022 Read more
Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste (w/video)
An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
April 27, 2022 Read more
Lignin-based jet fuel packs more power for less pollution
An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds added to conventional fuels, according to new research.
April 27, 2022 Read more
Study quantifies metal supplies needed to reach EU's climate neutrality goal
A new study echoes IEA warning of severe global competition for several metals needed in Europe's energy transition away from fossil fuels.
April 25, 2022 Read more
Startup WasteAnt wants to make efficient use of waste with artificial intelligence
Only random checks are made on the quality of household waste that is collected. As a rule, this is done manually, and the data is still recorded on paper. WasteAnt succeeds in automating and digitizing this process.
April 21, 2022 Read more
Reversible fuel cells can support grid economically
Integrated reversible power-to-gas systems can also convert hydrogen back to electricity as a backup power source surprisingly economically, new research finds.
April 21, 2022 Read more
Study shows everyday plastic products release trillions of nanoparticles into water
Researchers have analyzed a couple of widely used consumer products to better understand these microscopic plastics. They found that when the plastic products are exposed to hot water, they release trillions of nanoparticles per liter into the water.
April 20, 2022 Read more
Scientists are saving the planet by coding green
Apps - and anything else that is programmed - can actually be more or less efficient and require more or less power to perform their tasks. A group of researchers focuses on that exact point: making sure the software on everything that surrounds us is coded as efficiently as possible.
April 20, 2022 Read more
A new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
April 13, 2022 Read more
Researchers obtain a bioactive and sustainable plastic material by reusing pineapple residues
This plastic material not only has the capacity to be a container, but also to interact with the food it stores and to increase its capacity for preservation, thereby increasing its shelf life.
April 11, 2022 Read more
Solar cell keeps working long after the sun sets
Researchers constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, avoiding the need for batteries altogether. The device makes use of the heat leaking from Earth back into space - energy that is on the same order of magnitude as incoming solar radiation.
April 5, 2022 Read more
'Freeze-thaw battery' is adept at preserving its energy
Molten-salt battery marks step toward seasonal storage of grid-scale energy.
April 5, 2022 Read more
Estimates of the carbon cycle - vital to predicting climate change - are incorrect
The findings do not counter the established science of climate change but highlight how the accounting of the amount of carbon withdrawn by plants and returned by soil is not accurate.
April 1, 2022 Read more
We must fix food systems to tackle climate change
An analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions of 14 countries plus the European Union. These are the plans submitted to the UN that show how countries intend to hit their emissions reductions targets.
March 29, 2022 Read more
Global diets are harming human and planetary health
A global diet that increasingly includes ultra-processed foods is having a negative impact on the diversity of plant species available for human consumption while also damaging human and planetary health.
March 29, 2022 Read more
Nature-based carbon removal can help protect us from a warming planet
A new study finds that temporary nature-based carbon removal can lower global peak warming levels but only if complemented by ambitious fossil fuel emission reductions.
March 29, 2022 Read more
A new, data-driven model could help the world meet clean-energy demands
LAROMance is a data-driven model that predicts the mechanical response of structural engineering metals subjected to extreme environments, such as those in wind turbines.
March 28, 2022 Read more
Bioenergy scientists discover genetic pathway for better biofuel processing
Researchers discovered a pathway to encourage a type of lignin formation in plants that could make the processing of crops grown for products such as sustainable jet fuels easier and less costly.
March 28, 2022 Read more