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New UCLA-Led Research to Focus on Potentials, Drawbacks of Climate Engineering Technologies

A new research project focusing on the potentials and drawbacks of climate engineering technologies will be headed by Edward Parson, the Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law at UCLA and co-director of the Emmett Institute.

7 Apr 2017

Murray Material Resembling Porous Leaf Veins Could Enhance Battery Capacity

An international research team has deduced that the performance of applications ranging from rechargeable batteries to high-performance gas sensors can be enhanced by using the natural structure seen in leaves.

7 Apr 2017

Efficient Drivetrains Delivers First of Six Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Armored Vehicles to Sectran Security

Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. (EDI), a global leader in advanced high-efficiency zero emissions hybrid and electric vehicle drivetrain solutions announced today that it has delivered the first of six Plug-in-Hybrid Electric Armored vehicles to Sectran Security.

7 Apr 2017

New Study Reveals Safety Risk of Potentially Explosive Methane Gas Leaking from Energy Wells

Potentially explosive methane gas leaking from energy wells may travel extensively through groundwater and pose a safety risk, according to a new study by University of Guelph researchers.

6 Apr 2017

Renewable Energy can Boost Uptake of Electric Vehicles

According to a new study, plugging into renewable energy sources outweighs the short driving ranges or cost for consumers planning to purchase electric vehicles.

5 Apr 2017

Researchers Engineer Sugarcane to Create Biodiesel, Anchor and More Sugar to Create Ethanol

A new study by a multi-institutional team led by the University of Illinois claims that sugarcane can be genetically engineered to create oil in its stems and leaves for biodiesel production. Also, the modified sugarcane plants produced more sugar, which then could be used for ethanol production.

5 Apr 2017

UBC-Developed System Uses Bacteria to Turn Non-Potable Water into Drinking Water

A University of British Columbia-developed system that uses bacteria to turn non-potable water into drinking water will be tested next week in West Vancouver prior to being installed in remote communities in Canada and beyond.

5 Apr 2017

An Innovative Technique to Convert Ocean Waste Plastic into Valuable Fuel

The oceans in the world are littered with vast amounts of plastic waste. At present, a new technique has been developed by a PhD organic chemist and a sailboat captain to enable the recycling of specific plastics, converting the useless wastes into a priceless diesel fuel by means of a small mobile reactor.

4 Apr 2017

Renewable Energy Sources Help Produce Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Purification

Water sources are usually contaminated with industrial, urban, and agricultural waste in the developing world, and hence, limited access to clean water is a major issue for billions of people.

3 Apr 2017

New Electrode Prototype for On-Chip Energy Harvesting and Storage

An innovative prototype that could solve the storage challenge, which still holds back solar as a total energy solution, has been developed by researchers inspired by American fern.

3 Apr 2017

New Method Could Upcycle Cotton-Polyester Clothes to Reduce Pollution

Pollution created by making and dyeing clothes has pitted the fashion industry and environmentalists against each other. Now, the advent of "fast fashion" -- trendy clothing affordable enough to be disposable -- has strained that relationship even more. But what if we could recycle clothes like we recycle paper, or even upcycle them? Scientists report today new progress toward that goal

3 Apr 2017

New Research Reveals Upland Forest Trees Emit Methane

A recent study from the University of Delaware reveals that tree trunks in upland forests actually emit methane rather than store it. This represents a new, previously unaccounted source of this powerful greenhouse gas.

31 Mar 2017

New Method Shows Promise for Making Lighter, Safer, More Efficient Lithium-Ion Batteries

A team of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Council for Scientific Research (initialed CSIC in Spanish) have patented a technique for producing new ceramic electrodes for lithium-ion batteries that are more efficient, more resistant, cheaper, and safer than standard batteries.

31 Mar 2017

New Power-to-Gas Technology Could Dramatically Increase Use of Intermittent Renewable Energy

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to dramatically increase the use of intermittent renewable energy.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers Employ Agri-Food Industry Waste to Develop New Biomaterials

Researchers from UPM and CSIC have employed waste from the agri-food industry to develop biomaterials that are able to act as matrices to regenerate bone and cartilage tissues, which is of great interest for the treatment of diseases related to aging.

31 Mar 2017