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Researchers Use New Additive to Selectively Convert CO2 to Multicarbon Fuels

A Caltech team of chemists have discovered a new, more efficient method to produce carbon-based fuels from carbon dioxide (CO2). In chemical reactions done in the lab, the team has identified a new additive that helps selectively change CO2 into fuels possessing multiple carbon atoms — a step toward eventually producing renewable liquid fuels that are not derived from coal or oil.

7 Aug 2017

Chemical Weathering Could Potentially Counteract Some Climate Change

Attempts made by scientists to understand the processes and effects related to climate change could bring about some good news on the horizon.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers Develop Long Lasting, Energy Density Battery

The newest innovation at The City College of New York-based CUNY Energy Institute is a new generation of manganese dioxide-zinc batteries with unparalleled cycle life and energy density. The discovery has made the regular household battery ideal for large grid storage applications.

2 Aug 2017

Researchers Set Goals to Reduce Nitrate and Phosphorus Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico

Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use most of the oxygen in the water which results in massive "dead zones" that are incapable of supporting fish or other wildlife. Nitrate, running off agricultural fields via tile drainage systems, is one of the reasons for this situation.

1 Aug 2017

Study Demonstrates Potential for New Crystalline Material to Advance Clean Fuel Technology

A light-activated material capable of chemically converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide without producing unwanted byproducts has been developed by scientists.

31 Jul 2017

New Study Finds that Increased Precipitation Could Overload Waterways with Excess Nitrogen

If climate change is not curbed, increased precipitation could substantially overload U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, according to a new study from Carnegie’s Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak and Princeton University’s Venkatramani Balaji published by Science.

28 Jul 2017