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High-speed method to aid search for solar energy storage catalysts

Eons ago, nature solved the problem of converting solar energy to fuels by inventing the process of photosynthesis.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Researchers plan to double biofuel yield from a non-food oil seed crop

One of the most promising avenues for reducing our national dependence on imported oil, lowering greenhouse gases and boosting domestic fuel production is biofuel from non-food plant seed oils. Recently, a University of Massachusetts ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Engineers develop novel system for producing conductive films

(Phys.org) -- Yale engineers have developed a novel automated system for generating strong, flexible, transparent coatings with promising uses in lithium-ion battery and fuel cell production, among other applications.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Startup offers game-changing energy solutions that reduce CO2 emissions

The University of Minnesota has launched a startup that will provide renewable energy more economically than existing alternatives while reducing harmful carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion such as from coal-burning ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Solar thermal process produces cement with no carbon dioxide emissions

(Phys.org) -- While the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is the power industry, the second largest is the more often overlooked cement industry, which accounts for 5-6% of all ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 22 | with audio podcast report

Beyond GDP: Experts preview 'Inclusive Wealth' index

Brazil and India pay a high price for rapid economic growth, according to experts speaking at a major international meeting in London, Planet Under Pressure.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 6

New synthetic biology technique boosts microbial production of diesel fuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- Significant boosts in the microbial production of clean, green and renewable biodiesel fuel has been achieved with the development of a new technique in synthetic biology by researchers with ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

New catalyst for safe, reversible hydrogen storage

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have developed a new catalyst that reversibly converts hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide to a liquid under very mild conditions. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 18, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 34 | with audio podcast

Man-made photosynthesis to revolutionize food and energy production

Improving natural photosynthesis to make new fuels and boost crop production is the focus of new research presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting today. It could see us one ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New metal catalyst drives hydrogen fuel reaction forwards and backwards

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to driving hydrogen production, a new catalyst built at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory can do what was previously shown to happen only in nature: store energy in hydrogen and release ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research shows promise in converting camelina oil into jet fuel

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Montana State University-Northern have developed a process to convert camelina oil to jet fuel and other high-value chemicals. MSU has applied for a U.S. patent and research is ongoing.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New uses for diesel by-products

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new catalytic process discovered by the Cardiff Catalysis Institute could unleash a range of useful new by-products from diesel fuel production.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New technology converts seaweed to renewable fuels and chemicals

A team of scientists from Bio Architecture Lab (BAL), has developed breakthrough technology that expands the feedstocks for advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals production to include seaweed (macroalgae). The team engineered ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world

Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. Agriculture, industry ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Algae for your fuel tank: New process for producing biodiesel from microalgae oil

The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The generation of fuels from biomass as an alternative is on the rise. In ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

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