Excessive carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel consumption lead to serious climate and environmental problems, such as increasing global average temperature and sea-level rise. The crucial link is diminishing greenhouse ...
Materials Science
Aug 4, 2022
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Sustainable fuel and chemicals production is closer to becoming a practical reality after KAUST researchers analyzed a precious metal-free electrochemical hydride transfer catalyst and discovered molybdenum was playing the ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2022
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For more than a decade, Congressional Democrats and a growing share of their political base have chased a dream: legislation to combat climate change, large enough to transform our society into one equipped to avert the worst ...
Environment
Jul 29, 2022
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A new study finds that decarbonization pathways need to incorporate more efficient electric heating technologies and more renewable energy sources to minimize strain on the U.S. electric grid during increased electricity ...
Environment
Jul 28, 2022
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National University of Singapore chemists have discovered how acetate esters could be electro-synthesized from water and carbon monoxide in an environmentally sustainable way.
Materials Science
Jul 27, 2022
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A research team led by Profs. Wei Wei and Chen Wei from the Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported a hierarchical micro/nanostructured silver hollow-fiber electrode to ...
Materials Science
Jun 6, 2022
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Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years—but our research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by turning what's now rubbish into renewable electricity and fertilizer.
Biotechnology
May 31, 2022
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Engineers rely on catalysts for a vast array of applications from food manufacturing to chemical production, so finding efficient, environmentally friendly catalysts is an important avenue of research.
Analytical Chemistry
May 18, 2022
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In South Korea, which relies on imports for 99.3% of its metal resources, the per capita consumption of those metal resources is the highest in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, and consumption of ...
Materials Science
May 17, 2022
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Renewable energy transition won't come fast enough to solve the climate crisis—we also need to reduce global energy consumption, according to new research from UNSW Sydney.
Environment
Apr 28, 2022
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