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MIT Researchers Develop Electrochemical Method to Clear Pollutants from Water

Most of the present separation techniques used to eliminate very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water tend to be energy and chemical intensive. An MIT team has developed a new technique that could provide a selective alternative for eliminating even very low levels of undesirable compounds.

11 May 2017

HyperSolar Develops Revolutionary Oxygen Catalyst to Produce Cost-Efficient, Renewable Hydrogen

HyperSolar, the developer of an innovative technology to generate renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water, recently reported the successful development of an efficient and economical catalyst for oxygen production – a crucial half reaction of water-splitting for hydrogen production.

10 May 2017

COMBO-CFB Project Develops Innovative Concept to Increase Solar Energy Production

The COMBO-CFB project, led by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a novel concept to increase the production of solar energy in the energy system. According to this research, this concept can reduce emissions and fuel consumption, stressing the climate by more than 33%.

10 May 2017

New Plutonium Discovery Leads to Development of New Technologies for Cleaning Nuclear Waste

Plutonium has played a significant role in nuclear energy strategies of many countries for a prolonged time period. However, scientists are still exploring the mysteries behind this complicated element and studying how they can clean up nuclear waste by using heavier, nuclear elements.

9 May 2017

Measuring Gas Exchange Between Water and Air Crucial for Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Lakes and ponds have a significant role to play in the global carbon cycle, and are regularly net emitters of carbon gases to the atmosphere. However, the rate at which gases travel across the air-water boundary is not properly measured, mainly for small ponds.

9 May 2017

Novel Process to Purify Polluted Air and Generate Power Simultaneously

A team of researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven have successfully developed a process that purifies air and simultaneously generates power. In order for the device to function, it must only be exposed to light.

9 May 2017

Bacteria-Based Technology to Help Recycle Wastewater into Hydrogen for Use in Fuel Manufacture

A team of researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new process that recycles wastewater from biofuel production to produce hydrogen with the main ingredient being “electrical” bacteria.

8 May 2017

First Annual SDSCon Conference Highlights Statistical Analysis of Climate Change

SDSCon 2017 gathers community and showcases research projects that apply data science to major systems and issues.

8 May 2017

MIT Launches New Website to Provide Information About Energy Use and Carbon Emissions on Campus

MIT has launched a new website in beta form, making available a broad swath of detailed information about energy use and carbon emissions on campus. This rich resource is available to the Institute's students, faculty, and staff, for education, research, and decision-making purposes.

8 May 2017

Sandia Researchers Have Unlocked Potential of Biofuel Waste to Be Made into Biofuels

Sandia National Laboratories researchers may have unlocked the potential of biofuel waste, which would eventually make biofuels competitive with petroleum, with their recent discovery.

5 May 2017

Biomimetic Polypeptide Catalysts Pave Way for Greener Chemical Processes

Researchers at Université Laval have created catalysts that, like enzymes found in living cells, are capable of functioning efficiently in water.

5 May 2017

Sulfur Used for Storing Solar Energy Overnight

A research team from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) along with their European partners plans to build an advanced sulfur-based storage system for solar power. Mass chemical storage of solar power and its overnight use as a fuel are to be realized by means of a closed sulfur-sulfuric acid cycle.

4 May 2017

New Molybdenum-Coated Catalyst Enhances the Production of Hydrogen

Hydrogen is considered to be one of the most promising clean fuels for use in portable generators, houses and cars. Hydrogen can also be sustainable fuel with no carbon footprint when it is produced from water using renewable energy resources.

4 May 2017

Researchers Execute Reversible Lithium/Sodium Ion Uptake

At present, lithium ion batteries occupy a prominent place in the rechargeable battery industry. In the recent times, sodium ion batteries have been gaining more attention as a substitute to lithium ion batteries as sodium is naturally more abundant when compared with lithium.

4 May 2017

MIT Announces MassDEP Approval is Near Completion for Central Utilities Plant Upgrade

In its efforts to upgrade the on-campus Central Utilities Plant (CUP), MIT has been advancing along a path of rigorous planning and meticulous permit applications.

4 May 2017

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MIT Researchers Develop Electrochemical Method to Clear Pollutants from Water

HyperSolar Develops Revolutionary Oxygen Catalyst to Produce Cost-Efficient, Renewable Hydrogen

COMBO-CFB Project Develops Innovative Concept to Increase Solar Energy Production

New Plutonium Discovery Leads to Development of New Technologies for Cleaning Nuclear Waste

Measuring Gas Exchange Between Water and Air Crucial for Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Novel Process to Purify Polluted Air and Generate Power Simultaneously

Bacteria-Based Technology to Help Recycle Wastewater into Hydrogen for Use in Fuel Manufacture

First Annual SDSCon Conference Highlights Statistical Analysis of Climate Change

MIT Launches New Website to Provide Information About Energy Use and Carbon Emissions on Campus

Sandia Researchers Have Unlocked Potential of Biofuel Waste to Be Made into Biofuels

Biomimetic Polypeptide Catalysts Pave Way for Greener Chemical Processes

Sulfur Used for Storing Solar Energy Overnight

New Molybdenum-Coated Catalyst Enhances the Production of Hydrogen

Researchers Execute Reversible Lithium/Sodium Ion Uptake

MIT Announces MassDEP Approval is Near Completion for Central Utilities Plant Upgrade

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