CO2 emissions are rebounding, but clean energy revolutions are emerging
Climate change has worsened each year, but across the globe there are promising signs of real decarbonization, according to UC ...
Tag: Industrial Engineering/Chemistry
Samara Polytech has summarized all data on methods of synthesis of chromanes and chromene
Polytech researchers analyzed more than 200 scientific sourcesCredit: @SamaraPolytech O-quinone methides have been studied at the Samara Polytech for more ...
Printing a better microgrid
New research shows particle-free silver microgrid outperforms other flexible high-performance transparent electrodesCredit: Randal McKenzie / LAMP Lab The future of ...
Acoustic solutions made from natural fibers can reduce buildings’ carbon footprints
Aalto University researchers discovered that wood-based pulp fibers are also well-suited for making acoustic materialsCredit: Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University Good acoustics ...
Self-aware materials build the foundation for living structures
New research in Nano Energy introduces revolutionary scalable material that senses and powers itselfCredit: iSMaRT Lab From the biggest bridges ...
Story tips: Un-Earthly ice, buildings in the loop, batteries unbound and 3D printing for geothermal
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Neutrons - Space ice, un-Earthly cold Researchers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory successfully ...
Solar energy-driven sustainable process for synthesis of ethylene glycol from methanol
Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis The photochemistry of the future will spring up human industry without smoke, and bring a ...
Mind the nanogap: Fast and sensitive oxygen gas sensors
Credit: Tokyo Tech Oxygen (O2) is an essential gas not only for us and most other lifeforms, but also for ...
uOttawa, Wesley Clover launch Alacrity Ottawa to build new generation of Canadian tech entrepreneurs
Credit: Alacrity Ottawa/University of Ottawa The University of Ottawa and Wesley Clover International have launched Alacrity Ottawa, a new technology ...
Cheap alloy rivals expensive platinum to boost fuel cells
Credit: QIN Shuai et al. As the cleanest renewable energy, hydrogen energy has attracted special attention in the research. Yet ...
UTA investigates crowd logistics program to move crops, livestock from farm to market
Designing an Uber for agricultureCredit: UT Arlington An expert in logistics at The University of Texas at Arlington is designing ...
Recruiting bacteria to build catalysts atom by atom
Credit: © 2021 KAUST Exploiting the unusual metal-reducing ability of the iron-breathing bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens, KAUST researchers have demonstrated a ...
Banning the sale of fossil-fuel cars benefits the climate when replaced by electric cars
Credit: Illustration: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology If a ban were introduced on the sale of new petrol and diesel ...
UNH research: Journey of PFAS in wastewater facilities highlights regulation challenges
Credit: UNH DURHAM, N.H.--Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have conducted two of the first studies in New England ...
Tuning the intermediate reaction barriers by a CuPd catalyst for CO2 electroreduction to C2 products
Credit: Chinese Journal of Catalysis Using intermittent electric energy to convert excessive CO2 into C2 products, such as ethylene and ...
Food scraps get a bold new life
Credit: Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan - Most people don't think much about the food ...
Innovation pioneers score world first for sustainable construction with graphene concrete
First commercial pour of engineered graphene concrete takes place in UK using Manchester technologyCredit: The University of Manchester/Nationwide Engineering Manchester ...
New optimization approach helps design lighter carbon fiber composite materials
New design approach for manufacturing carbon fibers with optimized orientation and thickness achieves weight reduction in fiber reinforced plasticsCredit: Robert ...
Keeping it rolling
Researchers at Osaka University employ machine learning algorithms to assess the remaining useful life of mechanical rolling bearings, which may ...
Clues from soured milk reveal how gold veins form
For decades scientists have been puzzled by the formation of rare hyper-enriched gold depositsCredit: Duncan McLeish For decades scientists have ...