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Energy & Green Tech Dec 13, 2017

Microbes help turn Greek yogurt waste into fuel

Consumers across the world enjoy Greek yogurt for its taste, texture, and protein-packed punch. Reaching that perfect formula, however, generates large volumes of food waste in the form of liquid whey. Now researchers in ...

Materials Science Dec 11, 2017

Cleaner, cheaper hydrogen from methane

Researchers from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ITQ), Valencia's Polytechnic University (UPV) and the Superior Council of Scientific Investigations (CSIC) have developed ceramic membranes that make it possible to produce ...

Materials Science Dec 8, 2017

Scientists create cheap and safe electro-catalysts for fuel cells

Scientists from the University of Surrey have produced non-metal electrocatalysts for fuel cells that could pave the way for production of low-cost, environmentally friendly energy generation.

Biochemistry Dec 8, 2017

Study finds that fat fuel is needed to reverse cardiac hypertrophy 

The metabolic triggers that causes enlarged hearts—a condition known as cardiac hypertrophy—remain elusive, but researchers at Purdue University are getting closer to solving this riddle.

Energy & Green Tech Nov 29, 2017

Wait-and-see on e-cars is the wrong strategy

The last year has been a good one for electric cars. Their market share has jumped upward, pushed by new models that are affordable and offer longer ranges. Several countries – China, India, France, and the UK – have announced ...

Environment Nov 16, 2017

Down and dirty: Cleaning Okinawan pig farm wastewater with microbial fuel cells

One of the greatest threats to the environment today is wastewater left over from production activities. Agricultural practices, such as pig farming, produce a large amount of wastewater containing organic contaminants, malodorous ...

Energy & Green Tech Nov 16, 2017

Amid global electric-car buzz, Toyota bullish on hydrogen

At a car factory in this city named after Toyota, the usual robots with their swinging arms are missing. Instead, workers intently fit parts into place by hand with craftsmanship-like care.

Materials Science Nov 13, 2017

Fuel cell X-ray study details effects of temperature and moisture on performance

Like a well-tended greenhouse garden, a specialized type of hydrogen fuel cell - which shows promise as a clean, renewable next-generation power source for vehicles and other uses - requires precise temperature and moisture ...

Biotechnology Nov 6, 2017

Briny pool bacteria can clean up and power up

Warm and salty wastewater is a by-product of many industries, including oil and gas production, seafood processing and textile dyeing. KAUST researchers are exploring ways to detoxify such wastewater while simultaneously ...

Energy & Green Tech Oct 30, 2017

How a Victorian lawyer from Wales invented the hydrogen fuel cell

Let us start, in the spirit of steampunk, by imagining a new and different past. One that is just a little different to that which we currently have.

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