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Bacteria-Based Technology to Help Recycle Wastewater into Hydrogen for Use in Fuel Manufacture

A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new process that recycles wastewater from biofuel production to produce hydrogen with the main ingredient being “electrical” bacteria.

8 May 2017

First Annual SDSCon Conference Highlights Statistical Analysis of Climate Change

SDSCon 2017 gathers community and showcases research projects that apply data science to major systems and issues.

8 May 2017

MIT Launches New Website to Provide Information About Energy Use and Carbon Emissions on Campus

MIT has launched a new website in beta form, making available a broad swath of detailed information about energy use and carbon emissions on campus. This rich resource is available to the Institute's students, faculty, and staff, for education, research, and decision-making purposes.

8 May 2017

Sandia Researchers Have Unlocked Potential of Biofuel Waste to Be Made into Biofuels

Sandia National Laboratories researchers may have unlocked the potential of biofuel waste, which would eventually make biofuels competitive with petroleum, with their recent discovery.

5 May 2017

Biomimetic Polypeptide Catalysts Pave Way for Greener Chemical Processes

Researchers at Université Laval have created catalysts that, like enzymes found in living cells, are capable of functioning efficiently in water.

5 May 2017

Sulfur Used for Storing Solar Energy Overnight

A research team from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) along with their European partners plans to build an advanced sulfur-based storage system for solar power. Mass chemical storage of solar power and its overnight use as a fuel are to be realized by means of a closed sulfur-sulfuric acid cycle.

4 May 2017

New Molybdenum-Coated Catalyst Enhances the Production of Hydrogen

Hydrogen is considered to be one of the most promising clean fuels for use in portable generators, houses and cars. Hydrogen can also be sustainable fuel with no carbon footprint when it is produced from water using renewable energy resources.

4 May 2017

Researchers Execute Reversible Lithium/Sodium Ion Uptake

At present, lithium ion batteries occupy a prominent place in the rechargeable battery industry. In the recent times, sodium ion batteries have been gaining more attention as a substitute to lithium ion batteries as sodium is naturally more abundant when compared with lithium.

4 May 2017

MIT Announces MassDEP Approval is Near Completion for Central Utilities Plant Upgrade

In its efforts to upgrade the on-campus Central Utilities Plant (CUP), MIT has been advancing along a path of rigorous planning and meticulous permit applications.

4 May 2017

Three Questions to Make Informed Decisions on Responses to Anthropogenic Climate Change

While research into the Earth's processes, the climate, and its dynamics has come a long way in the last several decades, there is still more to be done, say climate researchers.

4 May 2017

Month-Long Airborne Campaign to Build Confident and Consistent Picture of Carbon-Dioxide and Methane Fluxes

In May, a team of Goddard scientists will begin measuring greenhouse gases over the Mid-Atlantic region — an area chosen in part because it encompasses a range of vegetation, climate, and soil types that would influence the exchange of carbon dioxide and methane between the Earth and the atmosphere.

3 May 2017

New Method to Recycle Carbon Fiber Plastics

For the very first time, a WSU research team has developed a promising method that will help recycle the popular carbon fiber plastics used in everything from sporting goods and modern airplanes to the wind energy industry.

3 May 2017

Scientists Produce Novel Electrolytes for Rechargeable Magnesium and Sodium Batteries

Novel electrolytes have been produced by researchers supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) for rechargeable magnesium and sodium batteries. Developing alternative solutions to lithium-ion technology was the objective of the research group.

3 May 2017

Innovative Battery Stacking Can Increase the Travel Distance of Electric Vehicles

At present, electric cars cannot be used to travel to far-away places as their batteries take up a great deal of space. Researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Ceramic Technologies and Systems IKTS have now stacked large cells on top of each another to provide the vehicles with more power.

3 May 2017

Rutgers-Led Team Invents Paper-Based Sanitizer that Kills Harmful Bacteria

Imagine wearing clothes that have layers of paper to shield you from dangerous microbes. Now, a research team, headed by Rutgers University, has developed an effective and low-cost method to destroy bacteria and disinfect surfaces with paper-based devices.

2 May 2017