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December 24, 2024
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Dec. 17, 2024 Another advance has been made by experts in nano-scale chemistry to propel further development of sustainable and efficient generation of hydrogen from water using solar power. Experts have now identified a novel solar cell process to potentially ...
Dec. 20, 2024 A research team has revealed that to use the aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system safely over the long term it is crucial to investigate the groundwater quality before operating the system and to continuously monitor the water ...
Dec. 18, 2024 Water oxidation offers a promising path to achieve sustainable energy by efficiently generating oxygen. This study investigates how optimizing Ru(II) photosensitizers, metal oxide catalysts, and pH ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Engineers have reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural efficiency with cutting-edge synthetic precision to ...
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Dec. 16, 2024 A research team has developed a highly efficient wearable energy harvester that can power electronic devices using only body ...
Dec. 17, 2024 Researchers propose a unique numerical decision-making framework for solar panel protection against extreme weather conditions. The framework combines advanced wind simulations with machine learning ...
Dec. 16, 2024 New research has uncovered a potential unintended consequence of the electric vehicle transition in India and China, finding that sulfur dioxide ...
Dec. 16, 2024 How can we ensure that as many households as possible adopt not only solar panels, but also their own battery to store solar energy, a heat pump, and ...
Dec. 10, 2024 A research group has developed a new design for the electrolytes used in fuel cells. The material complies with environmental regulations and ...
Dec. 13, 2024 A new prototype device demonstrates an innovative approach to producing ammonia -- a key component of fertilizer -- that could transform an industry ...
Dec. 2, 2024 A new collection of published papers offers the most detailed and comprehensive breakdown yet of how water injected into the Permian Basin during oil ...
Dec. 11, 2024 Canada should focus on building mass utility-scale solar mega-projects to kickstart its green energy transition, according to a new report. The recommendation comes from a new article which looks at ...
Dec. 11, 2024 Just like we recycle waste, repurposing excess CO2 from the atmosphere could be one way to abate the worsening climate crisis. In electrochemical ...
Dec. 10, 2024 As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ...
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Dec. 20, 2024 Advances in solid-state battery research are paving the way for safer, longer-lasting energy storage solutions. A recent review highlights breakthroughs in inorganic solid electrolytes and their role ...
Dec. 6, 2024 Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the Iridium, is as ...
Dec. 6, 2024 A new way to produce fuels made from leftover fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel and 1000-times more efficiently than current methods a new study has ...
Dec. 6, 2024 A new study shows the benefits of coordinating the siting of solar farms, wind farms, and storage systems, taking into account local and temporal variations in wind, sunlight, and energy demand. This ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Since the 1960s, scientists who study X-rays, lightning and similar phenomena have observed something curious: In lab experiments replicating these occurrences, electrons accelerated between two ...
Dec. 4, 2024 Chemical engineers designed a catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas ...
Dec. 2, 2024 Scientists developed next-generation energy technology to produce eco-friendly hydrogen from ingredients in ...
Nov. 26, 2024 A chemical reaction can convert two polluting greenhouse gases into valuable building blocks for cleaner fuels and feedstocks, but the high temperature required for the reaction also deactivates the ...
Nov. 22, 2024 As part of an effort to overcome the long-term energy-storage challenge, engineers have invented a water-soluble chemical additive that improves the performance of a type of electrochemical storage ...
Nov. 22, 2024 A novel hydrogen sensor offers a promising solution for real-time hydrogen leak detection, addressing safety concerns in industrial applications. This sensor, made with nano-patterned cupric-oxide ...
Nov. 21, 2024 Researchers have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Engineers designed a thermal emitter that can deliver high ...
Nov. 20, 2024 Chemists have developed a novel way to capture and convert carbon dioxide into methane, suggesting that future gas emissions could be converted into an alternative fuel using electricity from ...
Nov. 20, 2024 New research may make it possible to keep electronic devices powered with another piece of equipment you're likely to bring with you while exploring the great outdoors: camping stoves. The work ...
Nov. 19, 2024 An international team has identified a strategy to improve both the performance and stability for solar cells made out of the 'miracle material' perovskite by mitigating a previously hidden ...
Nov. 19, 2024 New cathode materials are being developed to further increase the capacity of lithium batteries. Multilayer lithium-rich transition metal oxides (LRTMOs) offer particularly high energy density. ...
Nov. 18, 2024 Using zero liquid discharge to increase water recovery from desalination is an emerging method to combat water scarcity, but is expensive, energy-intensive and comes with environmental risks. ...
Nov. 15, 2024 A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted lithium-ion batteries (LIBs): No chemicals ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Scientists create biodiesel with electrocatalysis and ...
Nov. 14, 2024 Researchers have implemented polyphenylene-based anion exchange membranes poised to make hydrogen production more efficient and durable. The robust hydrophobic design enables effective ion transport ...
Nov. 13, 2024 Researchers have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in ...
Friday, December 20, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Less Is More: Why an Economical Iridium Catalyst Works So Well
- From Chip Shop to Pit Stop -- Scientists Make Old Cooking Oil Biofuel as Efficient as Diesel
- So You Want to Build a Solar or Wind Farm? Here's How to Decide Where
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- X-Ray Vision: Seeing Through the Mystery of an X-Ray Emissions Mechanism
- A Catalyst Can Turn Methane Into Something Useful
Monday, December 2, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
Friday, November 22, 2024
- Engineered Additive Makes Low-Cost Renewable Energy Storage a Possibility
- Nano-Patterned Copper Oxide Sensor for Ultra-Low Hydrogen Detection
Thursday, November 21, 2024
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Perovskite Research Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency and Product Life
- Battery Research With X-Ray Microscope
Monday, November 18, 2024
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Alternative to Existing Alternatives
- Transforming Anion Exchange Membranes in Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- 'Game Changer' In Lithium Extraction: Researchers Develop Novel Electrochemical Reactor
- Engineers Make Converting CO2 Into Useful Products More Practical
- Research Reveals Unseen Factors Behind Lithium-Ion Battery Degradation
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Fighting Microplastics for a Cleaner Future
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Researchers Are Making Jet Engines Fit for the Hydrogen Age
- Researchers Drive Solid-State Innovation for Renewable Energy Storage
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Power Grids Supplied Largely by Renewable Sources Experience Lower Intensity Blackouts
- Hydrogels Harness Sunlight: A Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Reactor Could Make Direct Air Capture More Energy Efficient
- Paving the Way for Harvesting and Storing Solar Energy Efficiently
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Significant Extension of Zinc Battery Lifespan
- Hydrogen: Breakthrough in Alkaline Membrane Electrolyzers
- Improvement of Catalytic Activity by Controlling the Surface Structure of Metal Particles
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Next-Generation Solar Cells Become More Powerful With Silver (Ag) Doping Technology
- Ripples of Colonialism: Decarbonization Strategies Perpetuate Inequalities in Human Rights
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- New AI Model Could Make Power Grids More Reliable Amid Rising Renewable Energy Use
- Key to Low-Cost, Long-Lasting Renewable Batteries for Electric Vehicles
- Fire-Risk Blocking Self-Powered Hydrogen Production System
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Friday, October 18, 2024
- Finding Could Help Turn Trees Into Affordable, Greener Industrial Chemicals
- Professor Tackles Graph Mining Challenges With New Algorithm
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Researchers Unlock the 'silicate Magic' For Safer, Cheaper, and More Efficient Batteries
- Visible Light Energy Yields Two-for-One Deal When Added to CO2 Recycling Process
- Engineers Unveil Breakthrough in Ultra-Clean Biofuel Technology
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- New Insights Into Ammonia Decomposition
- Despite Progress, China Remains Tethered to Coal as Climate Change Pressures Mount
Monday, October 7, 2024
Thursday, October 3, 2024
- Liquefied Natural Gas Carbon Footprint Is Worse Than Coal
- Nanostructures in the Deep Ocean Floor Hint at Life's Origin
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- New Design Overcomes Key Barrier to Safer, More Efficient EV Batteries
- Mystery of Uruguay's Amethyst Geodes: New Model to Explain Amethyst Formation
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Using Antimatter to Detect Nuclear Radiation
- High Costs Slow Widespread Use of Heat Pumps, Study Shows
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Getting to Zero Emissions: A Call for Unified Energy Planning
- Vast 'stranded Assets' If World Continues Investing in Polluting Industries
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Innovative Electrolytes Could Transform Steelmaking and Beyond
- Extinct Volcanoes a 'rich' Source of Rare Earth Elements
- New Catalyst Developed for Sustainable Propylene Production from Biomass
- Low-Temperature Conversion of Ammonia to Hydrogen Via Electric Field-Aided Surface Protonics
Monday, September 23, 2024
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Breakthrough in Hydrogen Research
- Low-Carbon Ammonia Offers Green Alternative for Agriculture and Hydrogen Transport
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- New Age Electrode With Densely Functionalized Polymeric Binder for High-Performance Lithium and Sodium-Ion Batteries
- New Understanding of the Limits on Nano-Noise
- In Step Toward Solar Fuels, Durable Artificial Photosynthesis Setup Chains Two Carbons Together
- Synthetic Mini-Motor With Enormous Power Developed
Monday, September 16, 2024
- Using Sunlight to Turn Two Greenhouse Gases Into Valuable Chemicals
- Technology Could Boost Renewable Energy Storage
Friday, September 13, 2024
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- Discovery Could Lead to Longer-Lasting EV Batteries, Hasten Energy Transition
- Breakthrough Study Unveils Key Steps for Turning CO2 Into Valuable Chemicals
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
- Solving a Memristor Mystery to Develop Efficient, Long-Lasting Memory Devices
- Molecular Level Changes Translate to Big Efficiency Gains for Organic Solar Cells
- Methane Emissions Are Rising Faster Than Ever
- Innovative Research Unveils News Path to Ethanol Production from CO2
- New Defect Passivation Strategy for Perovskite Solar Cells
- Strongest Battery Paves Way for Light, Energy-Efficient Vehicles
Monday, September 9, 2024
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Assorted, Distinctive Behavior of Molten Uranium Salt Revealed by Neutrons
- Discovery of Glass-Forming Liquid Electrolytes as a New Liquid Category
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice
- Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Study Fuel Chemistry
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Monday, August 26, 2024
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- New Nano-Device Could Mean Your Run Could Power Your Electrical Wearables
- Catalyst for 'one-Step' Conversion of Methane to Methanol