Industry-ready process makes plastics chemical from plant sugars
MADISON, Wis. -- Developing renewable, plant-based alternatives for petroleum-derived chemicals is a major piece of the effort to transition away ...
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Novel thermoelectric nanoantenna design for use in solar energy harvesting
In SPIE Journal of Nanophotonics, researchers demonstrate ability to generate three times more thermoelectric voltage and 1.3 times more efficiently ...
UTSA students develop green power generator and could save thousands to industries
Innovation awarded 100K in university's CITE annual competitionThe University of Texas at San Antonio helps incubates startups, here are some ...
What happens when schools go solar?
Stanford research examines overlooked benefits of solar panels on US campuses Sunshine splashing onto school rooftops and campuses across the ...
Study suggests earthquakes are triggered well beyond fluid injection zones
Computer model and field experiment data suggest a new link between subsurface injections and earthquake swarmsCredit: USGS MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (May ...
New clues to coastal erosion
What we can learn from the seaCredit: Stock photo: Getty Images. New research has uncovered a missing nutrient source in ...
Researchers make organic solar cells immune to the ravages of water, air and light
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, May 3, 2019 - The market for organic solar cells is expected to grow more than ...
Diving deep into water and energy trade-offs
Credit: Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Two papers by Michigan State University (MSU) scientists begin challenging a more simplistic, input/output ...
Improved risk management for geothermal systems
Drilling hole monitoring in near real-time helps to keep induced seismicity to a minimumCredit: Tero Saarno Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) ...
Harnessing sunlight to pull hydrogen from wastewater
Credit: Lu Lu, Waltteri Vakki, Jeffery A. Aguiar, Chuanxiao Xiao, Katherine Hurst, Michael Fairchild, Xi Chen, Fan Yang, Jing Gu ...
New research to explore technology needed for peer-to-peer ‘free trade’ in excess energy
Households and businesses that generate their own power through micro-renewables, such as solar panels and wind turbines, may soon be ...
Plant cells eat their own … membranes and oil droplets
Study IDs dual role for 'autophagy' -- a.k.a. 'self-eating' -- in building and breaking down plant oils; manipulating the process ...
Graphene sponge helps lithium sulphur batteries reach new potential
Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology To meet the demands of an electric future, new battery technologies will be essential. ...
Ready for refit: Navy-owned research vessel getting suped-up for service
Credit: Photo by Scripps Institution of Oceanography ARLINGTON, Va.--Like a classic car being restored, the research vessel (R/V) Roger Revelle ...
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