Researchers introduce novel heat transport theory in quest for efficient thermoelectrics
Credit: Michele Simoncelli, EPFL NCCR MARVEL researchers have developed a novel microscopic theory that is able to describe heat transport ...
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Scientists revisit the cold case of cold fusion
Four academic laboratories partner with Google to explore how materials science can help make fusion more accessibleCredit: Phil Schauer Scientists ...
NTU and NEA launch unique S$40 million Waste-to-Energy Research Facility
Credit: NTU Singapore Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) have launched a new Waste-to-Energy ...
Imperfection is OK for better MOFs
Credit: © 2019 KAUST; Xavier Pita Perfect crystals are not necessarily the most useful. Defects in the ordered crystalline structure ...
Major step forward in the production of ‘green’ hydrogen
The first thermodynamically-reversible chemical reactor capable of producing hydrogen as a pure product stream represents a "transformational" step forward in ...
ASU team throws new light on photosynthetic supercomplex structure
Credit: Mary Zhu A team of scientists from Arizona State University has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the ...
Finding the cause of capacity loss in a metal-oxide battery material
Scientists studying a lithium-ion battery with an iron-oxide electrode as it charged and discharged over 100 cycles found that the ...
Scientists uncover exotic matter in the sun’s atmosphere
Credit: NASA/SDO. Scientists from Ireland and France today announced a major new finding about how matter behaves in the extreme ...
Removing carbon dioxide from an air stream
UD engineers develop a fuel cell system that helps environmentCredit: Photo by Evan Krape Someday, we all might drive zero-emission ...
Gas vs. electric? Fuel choice affects efforts to achieve low-energy and low-impact homes
Credit: Beamie Young/NIST If you want to make your home as energy-efficient and green as possible, should you use gas ...
Lithium-ion battery inventor wins world’s oldest scientific prize
UT's Professor John Goodenough, inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has been awarded the Royal Society of London's Copley MedalCredit: Cockrell ...
Table scraps can be used to reduce reliance on fossil fuels
Wasted food can be affordably turned into a clean substitute for fossil fuels. New technology developed by researchers at the ...
Artificial photosynthesis transforms carbon dioxide into liquefiable fuels
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chemists at the University of Illinois have successfully produced fuels using water, ...
Quantum rebar: Quantum dots enhance stability of solar-harvesting perovskite crystals
Researchers demonstrate that perovskite crystals and quantum dots working together can increase stability of solar materialsCredit: Sanyang Han University of ...
Charging into the future — novel rock salt for use in rechargeable magnesium batteries
A unique method to use novel rock salt in rechargeable magnesium batteriesCredit: Tokyo University of Science Life today depends heavily ...
Press registration opens for American Chemical Society Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition
WASHINGTON, May 22,2019 -- Journalists may now apply for press credentials for the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall 2019 National ...
New method could shed light on workers’ historical radiation exposure
Researchers in the UK have developed a new method for evaluating plutonium workers' historical internal radiation exposure in a study ...
Brookhaven’s Mircea Cotlet named a Battelle “Inventor of the Year”
Award recognizes his research on light-matter interactions in hybrid nanomaterialsCredit: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, NY--Materials scientist Mircea Cotlet of the ...
Re-designing hydrogenases
Hydrogenases are enzymes that catalyze hydrogen activation. There are three types of hydrogenases in nature, all containing iron and some ...
Scientists develop new recycling technology for heavy duty military batteries
Credit: ©Sergey Gnuskov/NUST MISIS NUST MISIS scientists together with JSC "Shchelkovo Plant of Secondary Precious Metals" developed an innovative cascade ...