Sulfur pollution from coal and gas is extreme, but new chemistry could clean it up
If humans created an emissions hall of shame, which pollutants would you nominate?
Environment
Oct 23, 2019
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News tagged with abundant element
New catalyst outshines platinum for producing hydrogen
Hydrogen, the most abundant element in the universe, packs a powerful punch. And because it contains no carbon, it produces only water when used as a fuel. But on Earth, hydrogen most often exists in combination with other ...
Materials Science
Sep 30, 2019
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Electrolysis breakthrough could solve the hydrogen conundrum
Hydrogen gas is the perfect green fuel—it can be extracted from water and is non-polluting. But although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it doesn't naturally occur in large quantities as a gas on ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2019
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Scientists create predictive model for hydrogen-nanovoid interaction in metals
A five-year collaborative study by Chinese and Canadian scientists has produced a theoretical model via computer simulation to predict properties of hydrogen nanobubbles in metal.
Condensed Matter
Jul 15, 2019
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Scientists design organic cathode for high performance batteries
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new, organic cathode material for lithium batteries. With sulfur at its core, the material is more energy-dense, cost-effective, ...
Materials Science
May 30, 2019
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Chemical evidence shows how a dwarf galaxy contributes to growth of the Milky Way
Small stellar systems like dwarf galaxies are thought to be the main building blocks of the Milky Way. However, it is unclear how many and what kind of stars in our galaxy originated from satellite dwarf galaxies.
Astronomy
Apr 30, 2019
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Hydrogen fuel cells: With a database of 500,000 materials, researchers zero in on best bets
As researchers work toward next-generation electric vehicles, they may be hitting their heads on the ceiling of what lithium ion batteries can deliver.
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2019
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Enhanced strength and ductility in a high-entropy alloy via ordered oxygen complexes
Oxygen is an abundant element that can form undesired impurities or ceramic phases in metallic materials, while doping the element on metal can render substrates brittle. During interactions with metallic alloys, oxygen takes ...
Chandra reveals the elementary nature of Cassiopeia A
Where do most of the elements essential for life on Earth come from? The answer: inside the furnaces of stars and the explosions that mark the end of some stars' lives.
Astronomy
Dec 12, 2017
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How silicon protects against the toxicity of aluminium
Aluminium is arguably the planet's most significant ecotoxin. It is certainly its most abundant being the third most abundant element in the Earth's crust. Life on Earth as we know it today exists in spite of aluminium and ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2016
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