As the world searches for practical ways to decarbonize our activities and mitigate associated climate change, approaches to alternative energy are hampered by the intermittent nature of energy sources, such as solar and ...
General Physics
Dec 15, 2021
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A chemist and kinesiologist got on a bus, but this isn't the set-up to a joke. Instead, kinesiologist and lead author Ned Debold and chemist Dhandapani Venkataraman, "DV," began talking on their bus commute to the University ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jul 14, 2020
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New technology that harnesses sunlight to drive chemical reactions is paving the way for a more sustainable chemical manufacturing industry, one of the globe's biggest energy users.
Materials Science
Jan 30, 2019
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Research suggests there would be a 64 percent chance of limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, if fossil fuel infrastructure was phased out immediately.
Environment
Jan 16, 2019
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UNSW-Sydney led scientists have discovered that microbes in Antarctica have a previously unknown ability to scavenge hydrogen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide from the air to stay alive in the extreme conditions.
Environment
Dec 6, 2017
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Chemists have figured out a new, more efficient way to create carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions performed in the lab, a Caltech team has identified a new additive that helps selectively convert ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2017
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395
A research group from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, recently reported the development of a new technology to boost performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) using high-concentration ...
Materials Science
Jun 30, 2017
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A team of chemists from the University of Kentucky and the Institute of Physics Research of Mar del Plata in Argentina has just reported a way to trigger a fundamental step in the mechanism of photosynthesis, providing a ...
Materials Science
Jun 22, 2017
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576
A new type of battery developed by scientists at Oregon State University shows promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage.
Materials Science
Feb 20, 2017
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762
Could a glow-in-the-dark dye be the next advancement in energy storage technology?
Materials Science
Nov 17, 2016
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