Understanding the love-hate relationship of halide perovskites with the sun
New research by scientists at TU/e and universities in China and the US sheds light on the causes of perovskite ...
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A new look at deep-sea microbes
UD study looks at life inside and outside of seafloor hydrocarbon seepsCredit: Graphic by Jeffrey C. Chase Microbial cells are ...
Scientists from Russia and Germany to develop new biotechnology using algae
Project to create a resource and CO2-neutral energy closed-loop technology from microalgae Chlorella sorokiniana and duckweed Lemna minor.Credit: Peter the ...
Towards climate resilient urban energy systems
Credit: ©Science China Press Climate change and increased urban population are two major concerns for society. Moving towards more sustainable ...
Cooling mechanism increases solar energy harvesting for self-powered outdoor sensors
With the use of a wavelength-selective emitter to create constant radiative cooling, thermoelectric devices can generate voltage continuouslyCredit: Satoshi Ishii ...
New process enables lithium mining in Germany
Scientists at KIT achieve patent protection for minimally invasive technology to mine lithium in geothermal plantsCredit: Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe Whether ...
Long-term consequences of river damming in the Panama Canal
Credit: Ian Cooke/Cooked Illustrations Humans have manipulated and managed rivers with dams for millennia. The number of river dam projects ...
Solar assisted heating networks reduce environmental impact and energy consumption
These installations centralize large scale heating and the production of hot water. One study led by researchers from the URV ...
New candidate for raw material synthesis through gene transfer
"Natural gene transfer" into a multicellular cyanobacterium: Phormidium lacuna lends itself to fun-damental research and biotechnical applicationsCredit: Photo: Amadeus Bramsiepe, ...
SwRI’s SLED-W algorithms detect crude oil on water
Machine vision research to expand from laboratory to field studies near oil production, distribution regionsCredit: Southwest Research Institute SAN ANTONIO ...
New solar forecasting model performs best
Credit: Joakim Munkhammar A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University. It ...
Al2Pt for oxygen evolution reaction in water splitting
A strategy for creating multi-functionality in electrocatalysisCredit: © MPI CPfS The transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources strongly ...
Self-powered alarm fights forest fires, monitors environment
Credit: Michigan State University Smokey the Bear says that only you can prevent wildfires, but what if Smokey had a ...
An innovative catalyst with Pt, Re and SnO2 nanoparticles as anode material in ethanol fuel cells
Credit: Source: IFJ PAN Scientists working at the Department for Functional Nanomaterials at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the ...
Towards a green future: Efficient laser technique can convert cellulose into biofuel
Scientists developed a novel laser-based strategy for the effective degradation of cellulose into useful productsCredit: Tokyo University of Science With ...
Oil forecasting technique adapted for spreadsheets may cut shale operator costs
3D reservoir models predict the amount of oil in shale wells, but they are usually very complicated and slowCredit: Texas ...
Researcher named a Top Young Innovator by MIT Technology Review
Miguel Modestino is honored for research to make chemical production processes greenerCredit: NYU Tandon BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, June 17, ...
Wind farms on the Black Sea coast could endanger bat populations in Eastern Europe
Credit: Christian Voigt, IZW The Via Pontica, an important migration route for birds in Eastern Europe, runs along the Black ...
New Editor-in-Chief appointed for Journal of Photonics for Energy
Sean Shaheen will lead the journal beginning in July 2020Credit: SPIE BELLINGHAM, Washington - On 1 July, Sean Shaheen, associate ...
Building a circular chemical economy
Pitt's James McKone selected as a 2020 Beckman Young Investigator for a project that recycles carbon dioxide back into useful ...