Researchers Develop Artificial Photosynthesis Device for Greener Ethylene Production
Singapore – The device could reduce the carbon footprint of ethylene production.
Green Nanotechnology
Graphene-Wrapped Nanocrystals Shows Promise Toward Next-Gen Fuel Cells
Berkeley, CA — A powdery mix of metal nanocrystals wrapped in single-layer sheets of carbon atoms, developed at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley...
Research Finds Microbe from the Potomac Yields Better Electronic Material
Amherst, MA — Microbiologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report that they have discovered a new type of natural wire produced by bacteria that could greatly accelerate the researchers’...
Researchers Produce ‘Green’ Electronic Materials Using Synthetic Biology
Amherst, MA – Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report in the current issue of Small that they have genetically designed a new strain of bacteria that spins out extremely...
New Enzyme Discovered in Algae That Could Enable Large Scale Fuel-Grade Oil Production
Fort Worth, TX — An enzyme responsible for making hydrocarbons has been discovered by Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists studying a common green microalga called Botryococcus braunii.
Breakthrough in Energy Research: Reverse Photosynthesis to Produce Chemicals and Reduce Pollution
Copenhagen, Denmark — Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a natural process they describe as reverse photosynthesis. In the process, the energy in solar rays breaks down, rather...
New Fuel Cell Design Powered By Graphene-Wrapped Nanocrystals
Berkeley, CA — Hydrogen is the lightest and most plentiful element on Earth and in our universe. So it shouldn’t be a big surprise that scientists are pursuing hydrogen as a clean, carbon-free,...
Team Develops New Method for Creating Highly Efficient Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts for Fuel Cells
Fukuoka, Japan — The successful future of fuel cells relies on improving the performance of the catalysts they use.
Study Into Shrimp Communications Reveals New Type of Optical Material That Humans Can Use
Bristol, UK — A study into how animals secretly communicate has led to the discovery of a new way to create a polarizer – an optical device widely used in cameras, DVD players and sunglasses.
Scientists Design Synthetic Biopathway To Turn Agriculture Waste Into Useful Products
Minneapolis, MN — Process could enable biomanufacturing of 1 billion pounds of spandex each year.
New Details of a Bacterial Metabolic Pathway Discovered That Could Lead to Cheaper Biofuels
Washington, DC — Researchers at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) say better understanding of a bacterium could lead to...
New Kind of Nanowires Designed For Efficient Water Splitting and Solar Energy Storage
Washington, DC — California is committed to 33 percent energy from renewable resources by 2020. With that deadline fast approaching, researchers across the state are busy exploring options.
New Milestone on The Way to Artificial Photosynthesis
Berkeley, CA — Berkeley Lab researchers using a bioinorganic hybrid approach to artificial photosynthesis have combined semiconducting nanowires with select microbes to create a system that produces...
Aluminium Could Give a Big Boost to Capacity and Power of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Study Reveals
Cambridge, MA — One big problem faced by electrodes in rechargeable batteries, as they go through repeated cycles of charging and discharging, is that they must expand and shrink during each cycle —...
Scientists Develop New CO2 Sensor Using Composite Material
Zürich, Switzerland — Material scientists at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam have developed a new type of sensor that can measure carbon dioxide (CO2).
Researchers Report Improved Efficiency Record for Black Silicon Solar Cells
Espoo, Finland — Researchers from Finland’s Aalto University and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya have obtained the record-breaking efficiency of 22.1% on nanostructured silicon solar cells...
Using Nanoscale Sensor to Improve Detection of Pollution
Okinawa, Japan — Pollutants emitted by factories and car exhausts affect humans who breathe in these harmful gases and also aggravate climate change up in the atmosphere. Being able to detect such emissions...
Scientists Discovery How to Simplify Manufacture of Solar Cells
Houston, TX — Rice University scientists have found a way to simplify the manufacture of solar cells by using the top electrode as the catalyst that turns plain silicon into valuable black silicon.
Cobalt-Based Thin Film Serves Double Duty As Catalyst that Draws Hydrogen and Oxygen From Water
Houston, TX — According to scientists at Rice University, a cobalt-based thin film serves double duty as a new catalyst that produces both hydrogen and oxygen from water to feed fuel cells.
Novel Plastic Could Spur New Green Energy Applications, ‘Artificial Muscles’, Says Study
Denver, CO — A plastic used in filters and tubing has an unusual trait: It can produce electricity when pulled or pressed.
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