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Biological Mechanism Converts Nitrogen to Ozone-Depleting Greenhouse Gas

A team of researchers from Cornell have developed a biological mechanism that facilitates conversion of nitrogen-based fertilizer into nitrous oxide, an ozone-depleting greenhouse gas.

21 Nov 2016

Research Provides Further Understanding of Safe, Efficient Disposal of Radioactive Waste

A group of scientists from The University of Manchester, the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the UK's synchrotron science facility, Diamond Light Source, has completed research into radioactively contaminated material to gain further understanding around the issue, crucial for the safe and more efficient completion of future decommissioning projects.

21 Nov 2016

Researchers Engineer Biosynthetic Pathway for More Effective Carbon Fixation

It is a known fact that different varieties of organisms on earth extract enzymes to convert CO2 into organic compounds such as sugars (e.g. plants convert CO2 via photosynthesis).

18 Nov 2016

BODIPY Dye Could be Suitable Material for Storing Energy in Liquid-Based Batteries

Could a glow-in-the-dark dye be the next advancement in energy storage technology? Researchers from the University at Buffalo think so.

18 Nov 2016

Researchers Develop New Biosupercapacitor that Efficiently Generates and Stores Energy

Efficient production and storage of energy - for example, for implanted medical systems - is a major challenge for today’s society. Now, scientists have developed a new biocatalyst-polymer system that could perform both tasks at once. This system is a hybrid of a fuel cell and capacitor on a biocatalytic basis.

16 Nov 2016

New Model Could Predict Energy Yields for Photovoltaic System

Researchers at UPM make available for the general public programmes to simulate the functioning and predict the energy production of photovoltaic systems.

16 Nov 2016

New Research Offers Prospect of Cheap and Efficient Solar Cells

New research led by Heriot-Watt is offering the prospect of cheap and efficient solar cells of a conformable type that could be worn on the body or even painted onto windows.

16 Nov 2016

HyperSolar’s Lab-Scale Prototype Successfully Produces Renewable Hydrogen from Iowa River Water

HyperSolar, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, today released a video demonstration of its prototype successfully producing hydrogen using water from the Iowa River, an indication of the technology’s potential in real world settings.

16 Nov 2016

Stanford Study Reveals Battery Electric Cars Reduce Emissions Better Than Fuel Cell Vehicles

Electric vehicles running on batteries would be a better investment than hydrogen fuel cells in a number of communities.

15 Nov 2016

Alaska Airlines Flies First Commercial Flight Using New Renewable Biofuel

Washington state-based Alaska Airlines today made history flying the first commercial flight using the world's first renewable, alternative jet fuel made from forest residuals, the limbs and branches that remain after the harvesting of managed forests.

15 Nov 2016