Tag: Energy/Fuel (non-petroleum)

Since the world's supply of lithium is limited, researchers are exploring other materials and anodes for rechargeable batteries.Credit: Jiangping Tu, ...

Exciting times for efficient heavy-atom-free OLEDs

An international team including researchers from Osaka University reports a novel hybrid emitter that could revolutionize the design of OLEDsCredit: ...

Making hydrogen energy with the common nickel

Credit: POSTECH To resolve the energy crisis and environmental issues, research to move away from fossil fuels and convert to ...

iCeMS makes highly conductive antiperovskites with soft anion lattices

An atomic switch is bringing us closer to highly effective solid-state batteries for electric vehiclesCredit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS A ...

2D compound shows unique versatility

Multifunctional nanomaterial proposed by Rice could enhance solar energy, quantum computingCredit: Illustration by Jun-Jie Zhang/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, ...

Study shows tweaking one layer of atoms on a catalyst’s surface can make it work better

The surprising results offer a way to boost the activity and stability of catalysts for making hydrogen fuel from water.Credit: ...

Carbon monoxide reduced to valuable liquid fuels

Rice engineers' reactor converts gas directly into acetic acidCredit: Wang Group/Senftle Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. 11, 2021) - A ...

A safer, less expensive and fast charging aqueous battery

New anode for aqueous batteries allows use of cheap, plentiful seawater as an electrolyteCredit: University of Houston Lithium-ion batteries are ...

New process more efficiently recycles excess CO2 into fuel, study finds

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- For years, researchers have worked to repurpose excess atmospheric carbon dioxide ...

New nanostructured alloy for anode is a big step toward revolutionizing energy storage

Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering have developed ...

Researchers take key step toward cleaner, more sustainable production of hydrogen

January 8, 2021

Credit: Zhenxing Feng, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Efficiently mass-producing hydrogen from water is closer to becoming a reality ...

Researchers synthesize bio-based Methylcyclopentadiene with 3-Methylcyclopent-2-enone

January 7, 2021

Credit: DICP Methylcyclopentadiene (MCPD) is an important monomer in the production of RJ-4 fuel, a high-energy-density rocket fuel, and various ...

Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven

January 6, 2021

Credit: Chris Masi Using copper foil, glass containers and a conventional household microwave oven, University of Wyoming researchers have demonstrated ...

On the road to invisible solar panels: How tomorrow’s windows will generate electricity

A new study led by scientists from Incheon National University in Korea shows how to make a fully transparent solar ...

Researchers regenerate deactivated catalyst in methanol-to-olefins process

Credit: GAO Mingbin MTO process, which was first commercialized in 2010, is a catalytic process converting methanol, which is typically ...

Impurities boost performance of organic solar cells

Catalyst transforms plastic waste to valuable ingredients at low temperature

Credit: Tamura/Osaka City University For the first time, researchers have used a novel catalyst process to recycle a type of ...

First glimpse of polarons forming in a promising next-gen energy material

January 4, 2021

These fleeting disruptions, seen for the first time in lead hThese fleeting disruptions may help explain why lead hybrid perovskites ...

Supercapacitors challenge batteries

January 4, 2021

Powerful graphene hybrid material for highly efficient supercapacitorsCredit: Prof. Dr. J. Kolleboyina / IITJ A team working with Roland Fischer, ...

Faster, greener way of producing carbon spheres