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Low Concentrations of CO2→CO Direct Conversion Technology

December 8, 2021
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Sejong-si, Korea — A Korean research team has developed a technology that can produce carbon monoxide (CO), which has various applications in industry, by direct conversion of flue gas level low-concentration...

Microbes Can Provide Sustainable Hydrocarbons for the Petrochemical Industry, Says Study

November 24, 2021
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Berkeley, CA — If the petrochemical industry is ever to wean itself off oil and gas, it has to find sustainably-sourced chemicals that slip effortlessly into existing processes for making products...

Study Suggests Living Walls Can Reduce Heat Lost From Buildings by Over 30%

November 24, 2021
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Plymouth, UK — Retrofitting an existing masonry cavity walled building with a green or living wall can reduce the amount of heat lost through its structure by more than 30%, according to new research. The...

How Do Scientists Bring Hydrogen Fuel Cells From Laboratory to Public Life?

October 22, 2021
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Anhui, China — Fuel cells, due to their high efficiency and environment-friendly attributes in the process of electricity generation, are gaining popularity for Fuel Cell Vehicles (FCVs) productions,...

Plant-Based Jet Fuel Could Reduce Emissions by 68%, Says Study

October 15, 2021
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Athens, GA — Replacing petroleum-based aviation fuel with sustainable aviation fuel derived from a type of mustard plant can reduce carbon emissions by up to 68%, according to new research from University...

New Theories and Materials Aid the Transition to Clean Energy

October 15, 2021
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Tempe, AZ — With each passing day, the dark side of our addiction to fossil fuels becomes more apparent. In addition to slashing emissions of carbon dioxide, society must find sustainable alternatives...

Fine-Tuned Hydrocarbon Separation at Low Energy Cost

September 24, 2021
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — An electrochemical approach developed at KAUST produces molecular-sieving membranes that could enable a cheap energy-efficient separation of light hydrocarbons, such as olefins...

Researchers Infuse Bacteria with Silver to Improve Power Efficiency in Fuel Cells

September 21, 2021
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Los Angeles, CA — A UCLA-led team of engineers and chemists has taken a major step forward in the development of microbial fuel cells — a technology that utilizes natural bacteria to extract electrons...

New Research Advances Clean Energy Solutions

September 7, 2021
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Tempe, AZ — Meeting society’s growing energy needs has become a daunting challenge for humanity. Demands for energy are expected to nearly double by the year 2050, while the effects of climate change,...

Smaller than a Speck of Dust, Voltage like a AAA Battery – Smallest Biosupercapacitor Provides Energy for Biomedical Applications

August 31, 2021
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Chemnitz, Germany — The miniaturization of microelectronic sensor technology, microelectronic robots or intravascular implants is progressing rapidly. However, it also poses major challenges for research....

Researchers Develop a Photo-Rechargeable Lead-Free Perovskite Lithium-Ion Battery that Generates Energy and Stores Battery on a Single Device

August 27, 2021
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Hong Kong, China — A team of researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an inexpensive, lightweight, and non-toxic (lead-free) photo-battery that has...

Direct Cellulose Fuel Cells thru Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Cellulose in Solution

August 17, 2021
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Nagano, Japan — Most of the biomass waste in the world is cellulose. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we could effectively use cellulose for renewable energy to build a carbon-neutral, sustainable society?...

New Solvents to Break Down Plant Cellulose for Bioethanol

August 16, 2021
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Kanazawa, Japan — Scientists from the Institute of Science and Engineering at Kanazawa University have developed new solvent mixtures to break down the tough structure of plant cellulose for the production...

Enzyme from Amazon Fungus could Enhance Efficiency of Second-Generation Ethanol Production

August 5, 2021
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São Paulo, Brazil — Researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil have found an enzyme from the Amazon fungus Trichoderma harzianum to be capable of breaking down biomass. Fungi...

Novel Method of Imaging Silicon Anode Degradation may Lead to Better Batteries

July 30, 2021
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State College, PA — A novel method of characterizing the structural and chemical evolution of silicon and a thin layer that governs battery stability may help resolve issues that prevent using silicon...

Making Clean Hydrogen is Hard, but Researchers Just Solved a Major Hurdle

July 22, 2021
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Austin, TX — For decades, researchers around the world have searched for ways to use solar power to generate the key reaction for producing hydrogen as a clean energy source — splitting water...

The Pressure is Off and High Temperature Superconductivity Remains

July 12, 2021
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Houston, TX — In a critical next step toward room-temperature superconductivity at ambient pressure, Paul Chu, Founding Director and Chief Scientist at the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the...

Catalyzing the Conversion of Biomass to Biofuel

July 5, 2021
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Munich, Germany — Zeolites are extremely porous materials: Ten grams can have an internal surface area the size of a soccer field. Their cavities make them useful in catalyzing chemical reactions and...

Future of Perovskite Solar Cells Shines a Little Brighter

June 23, 2021
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Okinawa, Japan — Solar cells, which convert sunlight to electricity, have long been part of the global vision for renewable energy. Although individual cells are very small, when upscaled to modules,...

Biodegradable Battery

June 7, 2021
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Dübendorf, Switzerland — The fabrication device for the battery revolution looks quite unconspicuous: It is a modified, commercially available 3D printer, located in a room in the Empa laboratory building....

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