In a new twist to an existing ORNL technology, researchers have developed an electrocatalyst that enables water and carbon dioxide to be split and the atoms recombined to form higher weight hydrocarbons for gasoline, diesel ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 6, 2021
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Three years ago, scientists at the University of Michigan discovered an artificial photosynthesis device made of silicon and gallium nitride (Si/GaN) that harnesses sunlight into carbon-free hydrogen for fuel cells with twice ...
Materials Science
Apr 5, 2021
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Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a novel computational approach to better understand freezing in different types of liquids.
Materials Science
Mar 18, 2021
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By embedding a silver catalyst inside a porous crystal, KAUST researchers have improved a chemical reaction that converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO), which is a useful feedstock for the chemical industry.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 4, 2021
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Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is a major driver of global warming, but this gas could also serve as a valuable resource. Researchers at KAUST have developed an efficient catalyst that uses light energy to convert CO2 and ...
Materials Science
Mar 1, 2021
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A considerable portion of the efforts to realize a sustainable world has gone into developing hydrogen fuel cells so that a hydrogen economy can be achieved. Fuel cells have distinctive advantages: high energy-conversion ...
Materials Science
Feb 17, 2021
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Did you know that in microgravity we are preparing one of the most promising fuels for the future?
Materials Science
Jan 15, 2021
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Scientists from the University of Bath have made a sustainable polymer using the second most abundant sugar in nature, xylose.
Polymers
Jan 11, 2021
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Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality thanks to Oregon State University College of Engineering researchers and collaborators at Cornell University and the Argonne National Laboratory.
Materials Science
Jan 9, 2021
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Scientists have figured out a cheaper, more efficient way to conduct a chemical reaction at the heart of many biological processes, which may lead to better ways to create biofuels from plants.
Materials Science
Jan 8, 2021
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