An inexpensive thermoelectric device harnesses the cold of space without active heat input, generating electricity that powers an LED at night, researchers report September 12 in the journal Joule . “Remarkably, the device is able to generate electricity at night,…
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Big game hunting for a more versatile catalyst
The newly discovered architecture of a copper-nitrenoid complex could revolutionize chemical synthes
Gem-like nanoparticles of precious metals shine as catalysts
Heated particles shift shape and become highly active catalytically
UBC researchers design roadmap for hydrogen supply network
Hydrogen supply chain model can enable the adoption of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered cars across B
Studying flames in microgravity is helping make combustion on Earth cleaner, and space safer
Understanding how fire spreads and behaves in space is crucial for the safety of future astronauts a
Future of portable electronics — Novel organic semiconductor with exciting properties
Researchers synthesize a new substance that can potentially be adapted to form a semiconductor with
DOE taps Danforth Plant Science Center for research to improve sorghum as a bioenergy crop
ST. LOUIS, MO, September 9, 2019 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER) has launched a major initiative to develop bioenergy crops through genomics-based research. Danforth Center Principal Investigator, Andrea Eveland,…
Plastics, fuels and chemical feedstocks from CO2? They’re working on it
SUNCAT researchers discover a way to improve a key step in these conversions, and explore what it wo
Stretchy plastic electrolytes could enable new lithium-ion battery design
The growing popularity of lithium-ion batteries in recent years has put a strain on the world’s supply of cobalt and nickel – two metals integral to current battery designs – and sent prices surging. In a bid to develop alternative…
A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops US $2.5 trillion
UN-backed report: Decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to abo
CityU scientist’s technology for generating renewable energy awarded APEC Prize
The contributions of an environmental scientist of City University of Hong Kong (CityU) to the field of photoelectrocatalysis have made him the only winner of the 2019 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) .…
£11.2 million grant to improve battery technology for electric vehicles
A new research consortium led by Professor Saiful Islam at the University of Bath has been awarded £11.2 million by the Faraday Institution to explore and develop new materials for next-generation lithium batteries that can be used for electric vehicles.…
Europe’s future is renewable
Interactive map of Europe
Study tests performance of electric solid propellant
Electric solid propellants are being explored for use in dual-mode rocket engines because they aren’t susceptible to ignite from a spark or flame and can be turned on and off electrically. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Missouri…
Rice reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel
Lab’s ‘green’ invention reduces carbon dioxide into valuable fuels
A unique conducting state under UV-irradiation
A molecular insulating crystal reversibly exhibiting a metal-like, highly conducting state found und
DOE announces $64 million for research on plants and microbes
Genomics-based research will help develop crops for bioenergy
DOE to provide $50 million for fusion energy and plasma science research
Funding will go to universities and national laboratories
Would a carbon tax help to innovate more-efficient energy use?
Taxing carbon emissions would drive innovation and lead to improved energy efficiency, study finds
Producing protein batteries for safer, environmentally friendly power storage
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2019 — Proteins are good for building muscle, but their building blocks also might be helpful for building sustainable organic batteries that could someday be a viable substitute for conventional lithium-ion batteries, without their safety and…
From crystals to glasses: a new unified theory for heat transport
SISSA scientists, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of California at Davis, develop
Tiny tweaks for big wins in solar cells
Solar cells that rely on perovskites to harvest sunlight are bound to gain in energy conversion efficiency thanks to an atomic-level understanding of the structure-property relationship of these photovoltaic materials. Researchers from the KAUST Solar Center monitored the impact of…
Speeding up the hydrogen production by the magic topological surface states
Water electrolysis could provide high-quality hydrogen gas that can be used in fuel cells directly. However, since noble metals, such as platinum and iridium, are currently needed to initiate such a reaction, the cost is very high. “Obviously, catalysts that…
Researchers use AI to plot green route to nylon
NYU Tandon School of Engineering team discovers sweet spot in electrochemical production of nylon’s
Dangerous wild grass will be used in batteries
Scientists from NUST MISIS have turned hogweed into a material for a supercapacitor
Coating developed by Stanford researchers brings lithium metal battery closer to reality
Hope has been restored for the rechargeable lithium metal battery – a potential battery powerhouse relegated for decades to the laboratory by its short life expectancy and occasional fiery demise while its rechargeable sibling, the lithium-ion battery, now rakes in…
Grant to develop drought-tolerant poplars for bioenergy
Bioenergy — growing crops that can be used to generate energy (and possibly refined into chemicals) could be an important tool for mitigating climate change. But bioenergy can be controversial if it takes land out of food production or affects…
Skoltech scientists found a way to create long-life fast-charging batteries
A group of researchers led by Skoltech Professor Pavel Troshin studied coordination polymers, a class of compounds with scarcely explored applications in metal-ion batteries, and demonstrated their possible future use in energy storage devices with a high charging/discharging rate and…
New study: Fracking prompts global spike in atmospheric methane
As methane concentrations increase in the Earth’s atmosphere, chemical fingerprints point to a probable source: shale oil and gas, according to new Cornell University research published today (14 August) in Biogeosciences , a journal of the European Geosciences Union. The…