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New Material can Efficiently Purify Water Using Sunlight

Materials called transition-metal carbides have remarkable properties that open new possibilities in water desalination and wastewater treatment. A KAUST team has found compounds of transition metals and carbon, known as a MXenes but pronounced “maxenes,” can efficiently evaporate water using power supplied by the sun.

19 Jun 2017

New Semiconductor Alloy Could Help Advance Next-Generation Solar Cells

Researchers from the University of Michigan have created a new semiconductor alloy that can capture the near-infrared light located on the leading edge of the visible light spectrum.

16 Jun 2017

Liquefied Gas Electrolytes Allow Lithium Batteries to Operate at Very Low Temperatures

It is well known that prevalent lithium-ion batteries do not operate at temperatures of -20 °C and lower. At present, the Engineers of the University of California, San Diego have made an advancement in the field of electrolyte chemistry for enabling lithium batteries to operate at lower temperatures of -60 °C with exceptional performance.

16 Jun 2017

Study Reveals Clean Energy Stored in Electric Vehicles Could Be Used to Power Buildings

Stored energy from electric vehicles (EVs) can be applied to power large buildings – opening up new possibilities for the future of smart, renewable energy - as a result of innovative battery study from WMG at the University of Warwick.

15 Jun 2017

Stanford Researchers Use Photosynthetic Bacteria to Enhance Heart Function

In the ongoing hunt to find better treatments for heart disease, the top cause of death globally, new research from Stanford shows promising results using an unusual strategy: photosynthetic bacteria and light.

15 Jun 2017

Summer Wildfires Produce More Air Pollution than Previously Thought

Summer wildfires boost air pollution considerably more than previously believed.

15 Jun 2017

New Assessment Model on Mercury Pollution Helps in Crafting Effective Mitigation Policies

Dispersal of mercury into the air has risen substantially since the industrial revolution, leading to increased mercury deposits in water and soil. Once there, it gets transformed by bacteria into methylmercury, a highly toxic form of the naturally-occurring heavy metal that can affect neurological and immune systems.

15 Jun 2017

Innovative Technique for Transformation of Food Waste into Green Energy

Innovative research carried out at Cornell University reveals that in the future, two disparate processes could be the desired dynamic duo to transform food waste into green energy. The outcomes of the research have been reported in the Bioresource Technology journal.

14 Jun 2017

Seaweed Derivative Could Act as a Stabilizer in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Lithium-sulfur batteries have great potential as a low-cost, high-energy, energy source for both vehicle and grid applications. However, they suffer from significant capacity fading. Now scientists from the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have made a surprising discovery that could fix this problem.

14 Jun 2017

New Nanomaterial Could Reduce CO2 Under Visible Light in Aqueous Solution

With the on-going depletion of fossil fuels, the rise in greenhouse gases, the issue of how to make clean, safe and affordable energy remains a critical concern.

14 Jun 2017

PNNL Technology-Based Battery Wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award

A Washington state company that produces a battery based on technology developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been honored with a Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced.

14 Jun 2017

Scientists Aim to Convert Harmful Carbon Dioxide into Beneficial Liquid Fuel

In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams of researchers—one a group of theorists and the other, experimentalists—have worked together to solve a chemical puzzle that may one day lead to cleaner air and renewable fuel.

13 Jun 2017

Climate Change Could Destroy Forested Peatlands, Causing Major Carbon Emissions

Tropical peat swamp forests, which once occupied large swaths of Southeast Asia and other areas, provided a significant "sink" that helped remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But such forests have been disappearing fast due to clear-cutting and drainage projects making way for plantations.

13 Jun 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

Chinese Scientists Directly Convert Rusty Stainless Steel Mesh into Low-Cost Electrodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries

Chinese Scientists have used waste for a beneficial purpose while seeking for a unique solution to a technical problem by converting rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with exceptional electrochemical properties that enable them to be suitable for potassium-ion batteries.

12 Jun 2017