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Researchers Study Fate of Nanoscale Plastics Entering into Aquatic Environment

A research team from Washington State University has discovered that nanoparticles of the increasingly used plastics move along with the water supply, specifically in freshwater, or reach wastewater treatment plants, eventually ending up as landfills, sludge, and often as fertilizers.

16 Mar 2020

New Low-Cost Technology ups the Game of Energy-Harvesting Nanogenerators

In a new study, scientists develop an efficient way of harvesting electrical energy through surface contact.

12 Dec 2019

Glowing Plants Could Light the Way for Sustainable Buildings

Collaboration between MIT architect and chemical engineer could be at the center of new sustainable infrastructure for buildings.

10 May 2019

Researchers Use Nobel Prize-Winning Chemistry for Clean Energy Innovation

A Nobel-prize winning chemistry method has been applied by scientists on a combination of metals to potentially lower the cost of fuel cells used in electric cars and decrease unsafe emissions from conventional vehicles.

31 Jan 2019

First 3D-printed Turbine-Blade Mold Fetches Sandia Technology Focus Award

Sandia National Laboratories has designed the first wind turbine blades made from a 3D-printed mold, which could significantly reduce the time & cost of developing innovative wind energy technology.

15 Nov 2018

Study Shows Low Concentrations of Silver Nanoparticles Can Foil Wastewater Treatment

A study conducted at Oregon State University has given new insight on how a progressively common consumer product component - silver nanoparticles - can potentially hamper the treatment of wastewater.

17 May 2018

Nanoresonator Coating Enhances Efficiency of Solar Cells

Researchers have created a nanoscale coating for solar cells that enable the absorption of around 20% more sunlight when compared to uncoated devices. They achieved this by trapping light with the help of an optical version of a whispering gallery.

17 Apr 2018

New Tool to Optimize CNT Electrodes for Energy Storage, Water Desalination Applications

New model measures characteristics of carbon nanotube structures for energy storage and water desalination applications.

8 Jan 2018

Single Catalyst Could Split Water into Oxygen and Hydrogen to Produce Clean Energy

Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have developed a single catalyst that can simplify the splitting of water into oxygen and hydrogen to generate clean energy.

27 Jul 2017

New Method for Recording and Measuring Light-Induced Mobile Charge at Nanosecond Time Scales

Next-generation solar cells produced from organic compounds have proved themselves to be promising in fulfilling future energy requirements. However, Researchers are still working towards gaining an in depth understanding of the materials involved in this process – including the effectiveness with which they transform light into mobile charge, called photocapacitance.

12 Jun 2017