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New Method to Break Down Carbohydrates into Single Sugar Components

An international partnership headed by researchers from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), Japan, has created a two-step technique to disintegrate carbohydrates more efficiently into single sugar components.

17 Jun 2019

Scientists Use New Approach to Eliminate Antibiotics in Water

An innovative method has been used by Chinese researchers to achieve a broader application of the Fenton system, which is regarded as one of the most popular techniques used for eliminating antibiotics in water.

17 Jun 2019

First Installation of Midsummer´S New Improved Integrated Solar Cell Roof Carried out in Kivik, Sweden

Midsummer’s new and slimmer energy-producing solar cell roof, ”Midsummer solar roofs”, have been successfully installed on a house in Kivik, in the southern part of Sweden.

From Midsummer AB 14 Jun 2019

€2m to Boost Cyber Power Behind Wind Energy Production

The University of Nottingham is leading a €2m High Performance Computing (HPC) project to optimise the sustainable exploitation of wind power in both the European and Brazilian energy markets.

14 Jun 2019

EPFL Chemists Develop an Efficient Process for Converting Carbon Dioxide into Carbon Monoxide

EPFL chemists have created an efficient process for transforming carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, the main component of synthetic fuels and materials.

14 Jun 2019

Researchers Develop Recyclable, Metal-Free, Next-Generation Catalyst to Lower CO2

Japanese scientists have produced an inexpensive, readily available, and recyclable organic catalyst for the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2).

14 Jun 2019

Researchers Examine Circular Carbon Economy to Protect the Earth

Several efficient ways have been devised by Earth for preserving the atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2)—from sequestration by oceans and forests to the formation of fossil fuels and limestone by organisms that have been dead for a long time.

14 Jun 2019

A New 3D Printed Device Could Turn Waste Heat into Electrical Power

A new 3D printed thermoelectric device, which turns heat into electric power with an efficiency factor more than 50% higher than the earlier best for printed materials — and is inexpensive to produce in mass scale — has been produced by scientists at Swansea University’s SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre.

14 Jun 2019

Mineral-Induced Carbon Sequestration May Explain Abundance of Oxygen in the Earth’s Atmosphere

Many people might recall the Earth’s carbon cycle from their grade school science class. The carbon cycle occurs something like this: plants release oxygen into the atmosphere after taking up carbon dioxide and changing it into organic carbon.

13 Jun 2019

Researchers Get Ready to Reboot Field of Aromatic-Fused Porphyrin Sensitizers for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Scientists from the Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences at Kyoto University have developed a well-known variety of dye-sensitized solar cell more effectively by modifying and updating its structure.

13 Jun 2019

Kites Could Soon be a Green Energy Source Based on Wind Tunnel Tests

The use of kites to trap wind energy and convert it into inexpensive “green” electricity could soon be within reach, with EPSRC-sponsored research at Imperial College London playing a vital role in facilitating this feat.

13 Jun 2019

CEA-Leti Announces Smart-Farm Project to Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Boost Farming Efficiency

Leti, a research institute of CEA Tech, today announced a new European Commission smart-farming project that will deliver real-time data on soil conditions.

From CEA-Leti 13 Jun 2019

Researchers Create Microorganism for Algae Biomass to Produce Biofuel and Biochemical

Biorefinery technology uses biomass as a feedstock and changes it to energy and other useful by-products. It is gaining attention as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology to overcome the issue of fossil fuel depletion.

12 Jun 2019

Study Shows Electric Vehicles Could Improve Air Quality and Human Health in Houston

According to the April 2019 report “State of the Air” released by the American Lung Association, Houston is ranked 17th for particle pollution and 9th nationally for worst ozone pollution.

12 Jun 2019

Researchers Develop Hybrid Technology Optiverter that is Environmentally Friendly and Sustainable

The entire world is eventually advancing toward a more sustainable lifestyle. Changes in the present lifestyle and introduction of new, more sustainable solutions in daily consumption are needed for the sustainability of the environment.

12 Jun 2019