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Hydrogen Fuel Cells Play a Crucial Role in Boosting Clean Energy Economy

The “clean energy economy” is yet to experience a steady growth as it always seems to be a few steps away but never quite here. Fossil fuel inputs are still used to deliver most energy for heating and cooling, transportation and manufacturing.

1 Jun 2017

Cold Conversion of Food Waste into Renewable Energy and Fertilizer Could Reduce Canada's Carbon Footprint

A team of researchers from Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE) in partnership with Bio-Terre Systems Inc. are keen on tackling global warming in colder climes.

1 Jun 2017

Researchers Use Ceramic Membranes to Clean Waste Water Effectively

Water is vital – therefore, waste water has to be cleaned as efficiently as possible. Ceramic membranes make this possible.

31 May 2017

New Industry-First Technology Significantly Reduces Harmful Diesel Emissions

An industry-first technology developed by Loughborough University has the potential to significantly cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel engines.

31 May 2017

Dynamic Inductive Power Transfer for Charging Electric Vehicles While on the Move

A main cause for the hindrance in the extensive use of electric vehicles is battery charging. In the recent past, studies aimed at rapidly increasing the performance of batteries have ended up in expanding the range of electric cars to a few hundred kilometers.

30 May 2017

Chemists Develop Self-Healing Catalyst for Hydrogen Production

The process of manufacturing hydrogen from water experiences chemically aggressive conditions, which wears out the catalysts that are used. Regenerating themselves would thus be practical.

29 May 2017

New Highly Efficient Catalyst for Breaking Resistant Chemical Bonds Simplifies Recycling of Plastic Waste

Both proteins and Kevlar have long chain molecules that are strung together by amide bonds. These powerful chemical bonds are also common to several other molecules that naturally occur and even to man-made plastics and pharmaceuticals.

29 May 2017

Climate Change and Wildfire Events Play a Big Role in Reduction of Stored Carbon in Forests

New research from a multi-university team of biologists shows what could be a startling drop in the amount of carbon stored in the Sierra Nevada mountains due to projected climate change and wildfire events.

26 May 2017

NIVA Team Prepares Effective Restoration Plan of Aquatic Ecosystems

In the past, extreme modifications by multiple and interacting pressures have offered increased human wellbeing. However, these pressures have tarnished ecosystems and the sustainability of their goods and services.

25 May 2017

Nanoengineers Develop the First Printed, Rechargeable and Flexible Battery

The first printed battery that is rechargeable, stretchable and flexible has been developed by Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego. The zinc batteries are capable of being used to power everything from solar cells to wearable sensors and various other kinds of electronics.

25 May 2017

New Dawn Of Higher Solar Module Efficiencies Moves Closer With Nanowire Breakthrough

Sol Voltaics has taken a significant leap towards commercializing its highly anticipated, efficiency-boosting solar technology by completing the manufacture of PV nanowires using its proprietary Aerotaxy® process. The breakthrough paves the way for Sol Voltaics to bring its SolFilm™ PV solutions to market delivering solar module power boosts of up to 50% at very low cost.

25 May 2017

Gold Nanoparticles can be Used for Recycling Biofuel Waste into Useful Additive

Gold nanoparticles act as catalysts for obtaining glycerol-based valuable chemical products. A team of researchers from Tomsk Polytechnic University and their international colleagues are creating golden catalysts to recycle one of the key byproducts of biofuel manufacture.

24 May 2017

Researchers Elaborate New Formation Strategy of Perovskite Solar Cells

A new method that allows obtaining highly crystalline organic-inorganic perovskite films for solar cells has been elaborated by members of the Laboratory of New Materials for Solar Energetics, working at the Faculty of Material Sciences. In association with their colleagues from the Faculty of Chemistry of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. The findings of this project are published in the Materials Horizons.

24 May 2017

Perovskite-Based Solar Cells Could Deliver Increased Efficiency

A collaborative team of Researchers from Lund University in Sweden and from Fudan University in China have been successful in designing a new structural organization using the potential solar cell material perovskite.

24 May 2017

Itronics Generates Revenues through Silver Bullion Production Using E-scrap

Itronics Inc., a diversified zinc fertilizer and silver producing green technology Company, recently announced the commencement of its silver bullion production using e-scrap as a "cost reducing" precious metal bearing raw material.

24 May 2017