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May 15, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun. The proof-of-concept study uses synthetic quartz to trap solar energy at ...
May 14, 2024 — Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon resources acknowledge that coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels will dominate the world's energy mix for decades to come. If the vast greenhouse ...
May 14, 2024 — A new study shows that chlorine mixed with petroleum in water can potentially produce inadvertent byproducts harmful to human ...
May 14, 2024 — A team of scientists has developed a novel technique to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) from treated flue gas directly into high-value chemicals and fuels. This innovation sidesteps the conventional ...
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May 13, 2024 — Collaborative efforts decode the mechanism behind stabilizing cathode doping in electric vehicle ...
May 13, 2024 — Coal phase-out is necessary to solve climate change, but can have negative impacts on workers and local communities dependent on coal for their livelihoods. Researchers have studied government plans ...
May 9, 2024 — Researchers report a new method that reduces the amount of iridium needed to produce hydrogen from water by 95%, without altering the rate of ...
May 9, 2024 — The global chemical industry is a major fossil fuel consumer and climate change contributor; however, new research has identified how the sector could clean up its green credentials by getting ...
May 8, 2024 — What determines the cycle life of batteries? And, more importantly, how can we extend it? An international research team has discovered that local disorder in the oxide cathode material increases the ...
May 7, 2024 — In the ever-expanding search for energy resources, a new study has emerged from Mozambique's Maniamba Basin. Mozambique's Maniamba Basin could be a big source of natural ...
May 7, 2024 — Tracking individual enzymes during the breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production has revealed how several roadblocks slow this process when using plant material that might otherwise go to waste. ...
May 7, 2024 — Solar energy is a crucial asset in the fight against climate change, and researchers have now devised a smart approach to optimize its effectiveness. Their innovative method includes incorporating ...
May 7, 2024 — Discharge from ships with so-called scrubbers cause great damage to the Baltic Sea. A new study shows that these emissions caused pollution corresponding to socio-economic costs of more than EUR 680 ...
May 6, 2024 — By using experimental electrochemical analyses, mass spectrometry, and computational quantum chemistry modeling, the researchers created an 'atomic-scale storyline' to explain how ozone is generated ...
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May 2, 2024 — Scientists have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding ...
May 2, 2024 — Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report. The major waste stream has proved both ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Scientists have shed light on a new, transformative approach that could help resolve a dispute over the Nile river's water ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Interactions between wind turbines could reduce power output by 30% in proposed offshore wind farm areas along the East Coast, new research has found. In all, the farms could still meet 60% of the ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions. Researchers have now developed a ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Oil is an important natural resource for many industries, but it can lead to serious environmental damage when accidentally spilled. While large oil spills are highly publicized, every year there are ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Oxide ion conductors used in solid-state fuel cells often fail to reach full potential when operating at temperatures below 500 degrees Celsius, but researchers have recently found a solution to this ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Estuaries -- where freshwater rivers meet the salty sea -- are great locations for birdwatching and kayaking. In these areas, waters containing different salt concentrations mix and may be sources of ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — A nontoxic separation process recovers critical minerals from electronic scrap ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers use laser treatments to transform ordinary cork into a powerful tool for treating oil spills. They tested variations of a fast-pulsing laser treatment, closely examining the nanoscopic ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Lithium salts make batteries powerful but expensive. An ultralow-concentration electrolyte based on the lithium salt LiDFOB may be a more economical and more sustainable alternative. Cells using ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — EPFL researchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The development can efficiently ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The energy density of supercapacitors -- battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes -- can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure. ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- New Eco-Friendly Lubricant Additives Protect Turbine Equipment, Waterways
- Cost-Effective, High-Capacity, and Cyclable Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Methane Emissions from Landfill Could Be Turned Into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap
- A Virus Could Help Save Billions of Gallons of Wastewater Produced by Fracking
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- New Offshore Wind Turbines Can Take Away Energy from Existing Ones
- Estimating Emissions Potential of Decommissioned Gas Wells from Shale Samples
- The Longer Spilled Oil Lingers in Freshwater, the More Persistent Compounds It Produces
- Discovering Exceptional Oxide Ion Conductivity at Lower Temperatures
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- This Salt Battery Harvests Osmotic Energy Where the River Meets the Sea
- A Simple 'twist' Improves the Engine of Clean Fuel Generation
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Critical Minerals Recovery from Electronic Waste
- Laser-Treated Cork Absorbs Oil for Carbon-Neutral Ocean Cleanup
Monday, April 22, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Energy Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Gold's Glow
- A Flexible and Efficient DC Power Converter for Sustainable-Energy Microgrids
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities
- Mess Is Best: Disordered Structure of Battery-Like Devices Improves Performance
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
- Can Bismuth Prevent Oil Leaks?
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- Researchers Can Help Shipowners Achieve Ambitious Climate Targets
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Global North Energy Outsourcing Demands More Attention
- Pyrite, Also Known as Fool's Gold, May Contain Valuable Lithium, a Key Element for Green Energy
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- With Inspiration from 'Tetris,' Researchers Develop a Better Radiation Detector
- Rock Permeability, Microquakes Link May Be a Boon for Geothermal Energy
- Nanoscale Movies Shed Light on One Barrier to a Clean Energy Future
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- New Device Gathers, Stores Electricity in Remote Settings
- Subterranean Storage of Hydrogen
- BESSY II: How Pulsed Charging Enhances the Service Time of Batteries
Monday, April 8, 2024
- New Four-Terminal Tandem Organic Solar Cell Achieves 16.94% Power Conversion Efficiency
- Using Pulp and Paper Waste to Scrub Carbon from Emissions
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- 'Tug of War' Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials
- For Mining in Arid Regions to Be Responsible, We Must Change How We Think About Water
- Drawing Inspiration from Plants: A Metal-Air Paper Battery for Wearable Devices
- Unleashing Disordered Rocksalt Oxides as Cathodes for Rechargeable Magnesium Batteries
- Magnetic Fields Boost Clean Energy
- A Simple Way to Harvest More 'blue Energy' From Waves
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Engineers 'symphonize' Cleaner Ammonia Production
- Are High-Purity Cathode Materials Truly Necessary?
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Study Unlocks the Power of Visible Light for Sustainable Chemistry
- Nuclear Fusion, Lithium and the Tokamak: Adding Just Enough Fuel to the Fire
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Heat, Cold Extremes Hold Untapped Potential for Solar and Wind Energy
- Implantable Batteries Can Run on the Body's Own Oxygen
- A Solar Cell You Can Bend and Soak in Water
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Research Lights Up Process for Turning CO2 Into Sustainable Fuel
- Pairing Crypto Mining With Green Hydrogen Offers Clean Energy Boost
- New All-Liquid Iron Flow Battery for Grid Energy Storage
- Major Environmental Benefits Recycling Gold With Biodiesel
- New Reactor Could Save Millions When Making Ingredients for Plastics and Rubber from Natural Gas
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Researchers Take Major Step Toward Developing Next-Generation Solar Cells
- Revolutionizing Hydrogen Production: Economical and Efficient Solutions Unveiled
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Harnessing Hydrogen at Life's Origin
- Reimagining the Future of Solar Energy
- Fast-Charging Lithium-Sulphur Batteries on the Horizon
Friday, March 15, 2024
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- 'Find Pearls in the Soil' Unveiling the Magic of Hydrogen Production from Municipal Sewage
- Molecular Simulations of Ammonia Mixtures Support Search for Renewable Fuels
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
- Unlocking the Potential of Lithium-Ion Batteries With Advanced Binders
- Lithium-Ion Batteries from Drones Might Find Second Lives in Less 'stressful' Devices
Thursday, February 29, 2024
- Improving Energy Security With Policies Focused on Demand-Side Solutions
- Researchers Improve the Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- Researchers Look at Environmental Impacts of AI Tools
- You May Be Breathing in More Tiny Nanoparticles from Your Gas Stove Than from Car Exhaust
- Researchers Use Hawk Supercomputer and Lean Into Imperfection to Improve Solar Cell Efficiency
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Monday, February 26, 2024
- What Will It Take for China to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2060?
- New World Record for CIGS Solar Cells
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Friday, February 16, 2024
- Electrification or Hydrogen? Both Have Distinct Roles in the European Energy Transition
- Advanced Artificial Photosynthesis Catalyst Uses CO2 More Efficiently to Create Biodegradable Plastics
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Friday, February 9, 2024
- Towards A Better Way of Releasing Hydrogen Stored in Hydrogen Boride Sheets
- Conversion Process Turns Greenhouse Gas Into Ethylene
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
- EVs That Go 1,000 Km on a Single Charge: Gel Makes It Possible
- Inexpensive, Carbon-Neutral Biofuels Are Finally Possible
- Japan's Electric Vehicle Transition by 2035 May Be Insufficient to Combat the Climate Crisis, but There Are Solutions
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- New Study Finds 'sweet Spot' For Length of Yarn-Shaped Supercapacitors
- Researchers Reveal Elusive Bottleneck Holding Back Global Effort to Convert Carbon Dioxide Waste Into Usable Products
- Chemists Decipher Reaction Process That Could Improve Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Improving Fuel Cell Durability With Fatigue-Resistant Membranes
Monday, February 5, 2024
- Ammonia Attracts the Shipping Industry, but Researchers Warn of Its Risks
- Scientists Create Effective 'spark Plug' For Direct-Drive Inertial Confinement Fusion Experiments