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New Nanomaterial Could Reduce CO2 Under Visible Light in Aqueous Solution

With the on-going depletion of fossil fuels, the rise in greenhouse gases, the issue of how to make clean, safe and affordable energy remains a critical concern.

14 Jun 2017

PNNL Technology-Based Battery Wins Green Chemistry Challenge Award

A Washington state company that produces a battery based on technology developed at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been honored with a Green Chemistry Challenge Award, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced.

14 Jun 2017

Scientists Aim to Convert Harmful Carbon Dioxide into Beneficial Liquid Fuel

In a classic tale of science taking twists and turns before coming to a conclusion, two teams of researchers—one a group of theorists and the other, experimentalists—have worked together to solve a chemical puzzle that may one day lead to cleaner air and renewable fuel.

13 Jun 2017

Climate Change Could Destroy Forested Peatlands, Causing Major Carbon Emissions

Tropical peat swamp forests, which once occupied large swaths of Southeast Asia and other areas, provided a significant "sink" that helped remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But such forests have been disappearing fast due to clear-cutting and drainage projects making way for plantations.

13 Jun 2017

New Method for Recording and Measuring Light-Induced Mobile Charge at Nanosecond Time Scales

Next-generation solar cells produced from organic compounds have proved themselves to be promising in fulfilling future energy requirements. However, Researchers are still working towards gaining an in depth understanding of the materials involved in this process – including the effectiveness with which they transform light into mobile charge, called photocapacitance.

12 Jun 2017

Chinese Scientists Directly Convert Rusty Stainless Steel Mesh into Low-Cost Electrodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries

Chinese Scientists have used waste for a beneficial purpose while seeking for a unique solution to a technical problem by converting rusty stainless steel mesh into electrodes with exceptional electrochemical properties that enable them to be suitable for potassium-ion batteries.

12 Jun 2017

Researchers Discover New Way to Optimize the Use of Wind Power

A recent paper in IEEE/CAA Journal of Automatica Sinica (JAS), a combined publication of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the Chinese Association of Automation, pointed out the possibility of using wind power in a better way.

12 Jun 2017

Anguil Environmental Systems Sign Product Licensing Agreement with Micro Detection Systems

Today Anguil Environmental Systems, Inc. (Anguil) headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin announced that they have signed an exclusive product licensing agreement with American Micro Detection Systems, Inc. (AMDS) of Stockton, California.

From Anguil Environmental Systems 12 Jun 2017

Anguil Announce an Exclusive Product Licensing Agreement with American Micro Detection Systems, Inc.

Image Credits: Anguil Environmental Systems

From Anguil Environmental Systems 12 Jun 2017

MIT’s Award-Winning Thesis Shows Clean Energy Development Pathways for India

As the world's second fastest-growing major economy and third largest producer of greenhouse gas emissions, India is at a crossroads.

9 Jun 2017

New Computational Framework for Identifying Defects in Nanoscale Structures

In order to gain an in-depth knowledge of a highly complex system, normally we have to analyze its smallest constituents. For instance, for a better understanding of the universe, we look for faint waves or gravitational waves of light from the Big Bang. Moreover, to understand the very nature of matter, we fragment it up to the subatomic level and apply computer simulations to analyze particles such as gluons and quarks.

9 Jun 2017

Microplastics May be a Growing Threat to Ocean's Ecology

More than five trillion pieces of plastic debris are estimated to be in our oceans, though many are impossible to see with the naked eye.

9 Jun 2017

Novel Renewable Material Rapidly Removes Highly Toxic Pollutant from Water

A highly toxic water pollutant, known as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), last year caused a number of U.S. communities to close their drinking water supplies. Because of its historical use in Teflon production and other industrial processes as well as its environmental persistence, PFOA contamination is a pervasive problem worldwide.

9 Jun 2017

New Method Reduces Environmental Impact of Extracting Metals from Post-Consumer Electronics and Raw Materials

Chemists in Canada have developed a new method to process metals without using toxic reagents and solvents. The system, which also uses almost less energy than standard techniques, could significantly shrink the environmental impact of developing metals from post-consumer electronics or from raw materials.

8 Jun 2017