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Researchers Synthesize Clean, Cost-Effective Ammonia by SWAP Process

Ammonia—a colorless gas used for manufacturing fertilizers—can be produced by a new method that is much easier, cleaner, and cheaper compared to the existing principal method.

25 Apr 2019

Researchers Identify Eco-Friendly Solid that Could Replace Conventional Gases Used in Refrigerators, Air Conditioners

Scientists from Spain and the United Kingdom have discovered an eco-friendly solid that could be an alternative to the ineffective and polluting gases used in most air conditioners and refrigerators.

19 Apr 2019

Squid Ring Teeth Protein Offers Potential to be an Eco-friendly Plastic Alternative

More than 8 million tons of plastic ends up in our oceans each year, killing marine life and damaging ecosystems. But the same seas might also hold the key to reducing plastic pollution.

19 Apr 2019

Nikola Gives First Peek into a Global Zero-Emission Future at Nikola World Event

Nikola CEO Trevor Milton offered thousands of participants a sneak peek into a global zero-emission future at the Nikola World event held at WestWorld of Scottsdale on April 16th, 2019.

17 Apr 2019

Researchers Find a Much Stronger Replacement for Plastic that is Biodegradable

The hunt to avoid plastic from reaching landfills while at the same time meeting the demands of the food industry is full of hindrances.

10 Apr 2019

Researchers Tweak MOFs to Create Rocket Fuel that is Safer and Cleaner

According to a study reported in Science Advances last week, it might be feasible to synthesize rocket fuel that is considerably safer and cleaner when compared to the hypergolic fuels that are generally used at present, and yet just as effective.

8 Apr 2019

Rice University Researchers Find New Way to Deal with the Glut of Used Lithium-Ion Batteries

Scientists at the Rice University have truly found a way to deal with the excess amount of used lithium-ion batteries left behind—a consequence of the growing demand for cellphones, electric vehicles, and other electronic devices.

2 Apr 2019

Researchers Achieve Slightly More Efficient Transfer of Current from Bacteria to Electrode

In the last few years, scientists have sought to acquire the electrical current that bacteria produce through their own metabolism. However, to date, it has not been possible to transfer the current from the bacteria to a receiving electrode efficiently.

27 Mar 2019

Making Disposable Products or Bioplastic Films from Fruit Waste

How about a disposable cup from which one can drink coffee and then have the cup as dessert. Veronika Bátori, who recently obtained her doctorate in Resource Recovery at the University of Borås, has made the first move toward making the production of disposable products or bioplastic films from fruit waste a reality.

21 Mar 2019

Engineered Microbe Could Jump-Start a Renewable Plastics Industry

With a few genetic tweaks, a type of soil bacteria with an appetite for hydrocarbons shows promise as a biological factory for converting a renewable — but frustratingly untapped — bounty into a replacement for ubiquitous plastics.

14 Mar 2019