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Researchers Advance Green Chemistry Using the Expanse Supercomputer at SDSC

More than 30 years ago, the phrase "green chemistry" emerged with the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990. At that time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency implemented programs focused on treatment and disposal; from these efforts emerged the term "green chemistry."

31 Jan 2023

Boosting Green Aviation with Hydrogen-Electric Engines

ZeroAvia, a British/American aerospace company founded in 2018, has recently made aviation history by flying a 19-seat Dornier 228 test aircraft powered by a hydrogen-electric engine.

From ZeroAvia 26 Jan 2023

FPT Industrial’s New XC13 Hydrogen Combustion Engine Makes Its Field Debut at Flachau Ski World Cup Together with PRINOTH

25 Jan 2023

Green Products Derived from Recycling Human Excreta are Viable and Safe Nitrogen Fertilizers

To tackle the climate crisis, biodiversity loss, and pollution, humanity will need to move to a circular economy, where all resources are recycled.

17 Jan 2023

Greener Ammonia: A Green Revolution

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have made significant progress in producing “green” ammonia and, in turn, making “greener” fertilizers.

17 Jan 2023

Solar-Driven Technology Converts Plastic Into Fuel

Plastics pose one of the largest environmental problems of the present day, and developing new methods to recycle or reuse this ubiquitous material is considered imperative to preserve both the natural world and the heal...

13 Jan 2023

Greenery in New York City Helps in Absorbing City’s Carbon Emissions

According to a study of the vegetation in New York City and some of its nearby densely populated areas, photosynthesis by trees and grasses absorbs nearly all of the carbon emissions produced by cars, trucks, and buses on many summer days.

6 Jan 2023

Best of Both Worlds: New Elastic and Durable Crosslinked Anion Exchange Membranes

Hydrogen fuel cells are an efficient alternative to fossil fuels since they only release water while producing energy. Their key component is the polymeric membrane serving as an electrolyte as well as a separator.

5 Jan 2023

Lettuce Takes Up Toxic Additives from Tyre Wear

Wind, sewage sludge, and waste water carry tyre wear particles from roads onto farmland. A new lab study shows: The pollutants contained in the particles could get into the vegetables grown there.

5 Jan 2023

Eco-Friendly, Printable Semiconductors Could Lead the Way to Cheaper and More Sustainable IoT

Creating smart sensors to embed in our everyday objects and environments for the Internet of Things (IoT) would vastly improve daily life—but requires trillions of such small devices.

4 Jan 2023