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Researchers Find New Approach to Effectively Recycle Greenhouse Gas

Led by Yilin Hu, UCI assistant professor of molecular biology & biochemistry at the Ayala School of Biological Sciences, the researchers found that they could successfully express the reductase component of the nitrogenase enzyme alone in the bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii and directly use this bacterium to convert CO2 to CO.

9 Jan 2017

Harmonization Needed!

Since the first reports on a dramatic increase in microplastic contamination in the sea twenty years ago, research efforts have intensified worldwide. A review in the journal Angewandte Chemie has critically evaluated these studies and concludes that the analytical methods have to be harmonized to get comparable data. Further development is needed to assess particles in the lower micrometer range and below as well, as these pose the highest risks for aquatic ecosystems.

6 Jan 2017

Chemists Discover New Way to Crack Tough Carbon-Hydrogen Bond

A researcher at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, has stated that a new catalyst for breaking the tough molecular bond between hydrogen and carbon proves to be promising in developing a cheaper, easier and cleaner way to derive products from petroleum.

5 Jan 2017

Car Parks 'Obsolete' in Scots Cities of the Future

Driverless electric vehicles could make meters and multi-storeys a thing of the past. Prediction to be made at Scottish Renewables first Low-Carbon Cities Conference

4 Jan 2017

Researchers Investigate Cause of Rapid Degradation of Perovskite Solar Cells

While solar cell technology is currently being used by many industrial and government entities, it remains prohibitively expensive to many individuals who would like to utilize it.

26 Dec 2016

Rutgers Project Aims to Improve Quality of Life in Cities and Protect Planet

When Superstorm Sandy lashed New Jersey in 2012, Narayan B. Mandayam lost power in his East Brunswick home for five days.

23 Dec 2016

Delta’s Photovoltaic (PV) Inverters Bring High Energy Efficiency to a Cluster of Solar PV Plants in Denmark with a Total Capacity of 50.4MW

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, announced today its state-of-the-art PV inverter technology has been successfully integrated into a conglomerate of 126 solar PV power plants located in Vandel, Denmark totaling 50.4 MW in AC output capacity.

23 Dec 2016

Bacteria-Powered Battery Built on Single Piece of Paper can Power Disposable Electronics

Rather than ordering batteries by the pack, we may get them by the ream in the future.

22 Dec 2016

Climate Change Significantly Affects Biodiversity in Natural Environments

New research indicates that the impact of climate change on biodiversity depends on how much human beings have already affected the environment.

22 Dec 2016

Osaka University Researchers Develop 'Green' Hydrogen Production System

Hydrogen gas has potential as an alternative energy source to overcome the dependence on carbon-based fuels.

21 Dec 2016

UMD Researchers Make Revolutionary Advancement in Solid-State Battery Development

A team of researchers at the University of Maryland Energy Research Center and A. James Clark School of Engineering have announced a transformative development in the race to produce batteries that are at once safe, powerful, and affordable.

20 Dec 2016

Study Reveals Inequalities in Carbon Footprints of Chinese Households

Inequalities in China’s household carbon footprints and incomes risk undermining the country’s attempts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research involving the University of East Angli...

20 Dec 2016

Researchers Develop New Simulation Method to Help Combat Climate Change

A potential solution for addressing climate change is to securely store carbon dioxide underground in reservoirs from which oil was previously extracted, an approach known as carbon sequestration.

19 Dec 2016

Stanford Team Explores AI to Build Safer Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electronic Gadgets

Scientists have spent decades searching for a safe substitute to the flammable liquid electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries.

16 Dec 2016

Researchers Design Mechanical Energy Transducer Based on Flexible Organic Ionic Diodes

A new concept in energy harvesting could capture energy that is currently mostly wasted due to its characteristic low frequency and use it to power next-generation electronic devices.

16 Dec 2016