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Harnessing nature's chemistry expertise for greener industrial production (w/video)

With a patent already filed and the project barely halfway through, the CARBAZYMES project has identified promising biocatalyst enzymes with the potential to transform industrial chemical processes, benefiting industry, consumers and the environment.

April 10, 2017 Read more

Researchers offer novel method for calculating the benefits of renewable energy

Researchers have developed a novel system for assessing the potential of renewable energy resources. This method can help to assess the future exploitable technical potential of wind and solar PV energy, as well as their capacity to replace exiting generation assets.

April 4, 2017 Read more

Invention uses bacteria to purify water (w/video)

The system consists of tanks of fibre membranes that catch and hold contaminants - dirt, organic particles, bacteria and viruses - while letting water filter through.

April 4, 2017 Read more

Researchers can track hazardous chemicals from fast-food wrappers in the body

Scientists have developed a new method that enables researchers to radiolabel three forms of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances and track the fate of these chemicals when they enter the body.

March 30, 2017 Read more

'Virtual batteries' could lead to cheaper, cleaner power

Coordinating smart appliances and electric cars may help balance supply and demand in the power grid.

March 24, 2017 Read more

Chance find has big implications for water treatment's costs and carbon footprint

A type of bacteria accidentally discovered could fundamentally re-shape efforts to cut the huge amount of electricity consumed during wastewater clean-up.

March 24, 2017 Read more

Energy from toilet wastewater

Wastewater is considered to be of no use - quite wrongly! Washing water has an average temperature of 30 C. Toilet water might not only be used to produce biogas or fertilizers, but also valuable resources that otherwise would enter the sewer system unused.

March 23, 2017 Read more

Researchers create self-sustaining bacteria-fueled power cell (w/video)

Instead of oil, coal, or even solar energy, self-sustaining bacterial fuel cells may power the future.

March 23, 2017 Read more

Organic electronics can use power from socket

Organic light-emitting devices and printed electronics can be connected to a socket in the wall by way of a small, inexpensive organic converter.

March 21, 2017 Read more

Does 'green energy' have hidden health and environmental costs?

A new study emphatically confirms that fossil fuels place a heavy burden on the environment and that most renewable power projects have lower pollution-related impacts on ecosystems and human health.

March 21, 2017 Read more

Vitrimers: the rise of recyclable plastics

With renewed fundamental insights on the chemical process of the reprocessing, researchers succeeded in controlling the properties and reprocessing of vitrimers by addition of specific additives, both for rubbers and hard plastics.

March 20, 2017 Read more

Liquid storage of solar energy - more effective than ever before (w/video)

Researchers have demonstrated efficient solar energy storage in a chemical liquid. The stored energy can be transported and then released as heat whenever needed.

March 20, 2017 Read more

Biofuels reduce soot emissions from aircraft (w/video)

A fuel blend with 50 percent biofuel reduces soot particle emissions of the aircraft by 50 to 70 percent compared to conventional fuel, according to a new study.

March 16, 2017 Read more

Rare earth recycling

A new energy-efficient separation of rare earth elements could provide a new domestic source of critical materials.

March 15, 2017 Read more

From space to the streets: New battery model also makes electric cars more reliable

Researchers have developed a procedure that allows for better planning of solar battery operations in nano satellites. The efficiency achieved here is about five times greater than with conventional systems. And electric cars on Earth are already benefiting from the procedure as well.