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On Edge Perovskite Improves Solar Cell Efficiency

Perovskite is a new and promising material in terms of solar cell development, and devices using these compounds have already dramatically increased in efficiency, from a mere 3.8% in 2009 to an impressive 22.1% in early 2016.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 23 May 2017

Pasteurized Sludge Could be Used in Farmland as Fertilizer and Soil Improver

An astonishing 700,000 microfibres – threads of plastic the size of an ant’s leg – leach out of an average 6kg wash of acrylic clothing.

23 May 2017

New Technique to Transform Manufacture of Molecular Hydrogen

The demand for development of renewable energy sources is growing as there is widespread concern regarding the energy crisis and the seriousness of environmental contamination. These renewable energy sources must be feasible alternatives to diminishing fossil fuels.

22 May 2017

Potential Environmental Sustainability Benefits Revealed in Full Life Cycle Assessment of Second-Generation Biofuels

Critical concerns have been raised by a number of studies regarding the promise of corn ethanol’s ability to alleviate climate change and minimize dependence on fossil fuels.

22 May 2017

New Finding Could Help Bring Down Cost of Creating Biofuels

A Los Alamos research team have used the neutron crystallography technique to map the three-dimensional structure of a protein that breaks down polysaccharides, such as the fibrous cellulose of woody plants and grasses.

19 May 2017

Novel Microbial Fuel Cell Can Convert Methane to Electricity

When methane is transported from gas wellheads to the market, there are numerous opportunities for this greenhouse gas to escape into the atmosphere. Presently, an international research team has taken the first step in converting methane directly to electricity using bacteria, in a process that could be accomplished near the drilling sites.

18 May 2017

Researchers Explore Effective Measures to Reduce Air Pollution in China

A recent study estimates that about 1.6 million people in China die each year — roughly 4,000 a day — from heart, lung, and stroke disorders due to poor air quality.

18 May 2017

Researchers Propose Optimal Constrained Self-Learning Battery for Smart Home Use

Smart batteries are a necessity for smart homes as current systems overuse power, which can reduce the life of batteries and the devices they power. However, future batteries may soon get an intelligence enhancement.

17 May 2017

Low Hedges Could Reduce Impact of Urban Air Pollution

The harmful impact of urban air pollution could be combated by strategically placing low hedges along roads in a built-up environment of cities instead of taller trees, a new study has found.

17 May 2017

Self-Healing Technology Improves Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

University of Illinois researchers have discovered a way to apply self-healing technology to lithium-ion batteries in order to make them last longer and become more reliable.

16 May 2017

Intensity of Extreme Rainfall Could Increase with Rise in Global Temperatures

A new study by researchers from MIT and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich shows that the most extreme rain events in most regions of the world will increase in intensity by 3 to 15 percent, depending on region, for every degree Celsius that the planet warms.

16 May 2017

Electroplating Method for Improved Energy and High-Power Batteries

The process, which forms chrome car accents or gold-plated jewelry, is currently being applied to the making of powerful lithium-ion batteries.

15 May 2017

Georgia Tech Student Team Builds Hydrogen-Powered Car for Shell Eco-Marathon

Georgia Tech students participating in the Shell Eco-Marathon event have spent part of spring semester constructing an ultra-fuel-efficient vehicle. Built in just six weeks, the vehicle was taken by the team to Detroit, Michigan, to race against international universities.

12 May 2017

New Technique to Convert Used Coffee Grounds into Cleaner Biofuels

Future cappuccino, Americano, and latte consumers could help produce the raw material needed for a greener biofuel that would in turn decrease man’s dependence on diesel from fossil fuels.

11 May 2017

Ground-Breaking Research Helps Develop a New Generation of Higher-Powered Batteries

Ground-breaking research headed by scientists at the University of Kent could lead to the development of a new generation of higher-powered batteries for cameras and phones.

11 May 2017