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Renewable Energy Sources Help Produce Hydrogen Peroxide for Water Purification

Water sources are usually contaminated with industrial, urban, and agricultural waste in the developing world, and hence, limited access to clean water is a major issue for billions of people.

3 Apr 2017

New Electrode Prototype for On-Chip Energy Harvesting and Storage

An innovative prototype that could solve the storage challenge, which still holds back solar as a total energy solution, has been developed by researchers inspired by American fern.

3 Apr 2017

New Method Could Upcycle Cotton-Polyester Clothes to Reduce Pollution

Pollution created by making and dyeing clothes has pitted the fashion industry and environmentalists against each other. Now, the advent of "fast fashion" -- trendy clothing affordable enough to be disposable -- has strained that relationship even more. But what if we could recycle clothes like we recycle paper, or even upcycle them? Scientists report today new progress toward that goal

3 Apr 2017

New Research Reveals Upland Forest Trees Emit Methane

A recent study from the University of Delaware reveals that tree trunks in upland forests actually emit methane rather than store it. This represents a new, previously unaccounted source of this powerful greenhouse gas.

31 Mar 2017

New Method Shows Promise for Making Lighter, Safer, More Efficient Lithium-Ion Batteries

A team of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Council for Scientific Research (initialed CSIC in Spanish) have patented a technique for producing new ceramic electrodes for lithium-ion batteries that are more efficient, more resistant, cheaper, and safer than standard batteries.

31 Mar 2017

New Power-to-Gas Technology Could Dramatically Increase Use of Intermittent Renewable Energy

Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) today announced that new research on power-to-gas technology shows the technique holds the ability to dramatically increase the use of intermittent renewable energy.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers Employ Agri-Food Industry Waste to Develop New Biomaterials

Researchers from UPM and CSIC have employed waste from the agri-food industry to develop biomaterials that are able to act as matrices to regenerate bone and cartilage tissues, which is of great interest for the treatment of diseases related to aging.

31 Mar 2017

Dow Corning to Showcase Silicone Solutions for Thermal Management at The Battery Show Europe 2017

Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, announced today that Eric Vanlathem, a senior application engineer for Advanced Assembly, will give a presentation on silicone solutions for thermal management at The Battery Show Europe 2017 in Sindelfingen, Germany.

30 Mar 2017

New Project Demonstrates Benefits of Using Oxygen-Based Ceramic Fuel Cell as Part of Hybrid Electric Vehicle

Today the Ascend Energy team in the Sacramento area in collaboration with fuel cell manufacturer Atrex Energy released the results of their joint project to demonstrate the benefits of using an oxygen-based ceramic fuel cell as part of a hybrid electric vehicle to save money, reduce fuel use, and eliminate air pollution.

30 Mar 2017

New Theory on Mobility of Lithium Ions in Rechargeable Batteries

Scientists from the Institute of Basic Science (IBS) observe the ultrafast real-time bonding of lithium ions with the solvents in the same process that takes place during the charge and discharge of lithium batteries. With this observation, the researchers conclude on the need for a new theory.

29 Mar 2017

Compressed Air for Renewable Energy Storage Could Lower Costs, Improve Storage Capacity

In Europe, the two unpredictable resources sun and wind are becoming more and more important as key sources of energy. This underscores the fact that there is an increasing need for energy storage facilities because if the generated energy cannot be used instantly then it must be stored until it is required.

29 Mar 2017

Alabama Graphite Successfully Tests High-Conductivity Graphite Designed for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Alabama Graphite Corp. is pleased to provide the following independent results from downstream four-terminal sensing resistivity testing of its 100% sourced-in-USA and manufactured-in-USA ultra-high-purity, natural high-conductivity enhanced graphite battery-ready product, Delaminated Expanded Graphite for lithium-ion battery cathode applications.

29 Mar 2017

Solar-Tectic Granted US Patent for Tin Perovskite Silicon Thin Film Tandem Solar Cell

Solar-Tectic LLC announced today that a patent application for a tin perovskite/crystalline silicon thin film tandem solar cell has been allowed by the US Patent and Trademark Office.

28 Mar 2017

Rice Team Develops Oxygen-Evolution Catalyst for Solar Applications

An efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst has been created by Rice University scientists. This catalyst matches well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the changing of solar energy to chemical energy in the form of oxygen and hydrogen.

24 Mar 2017

New Absorbent Material Made of Fruit Peels Helps to Clean Wastewater

Researchers from the University of Granada, and from the Center for Electrochemical Research and Technological Development and the Center of Engineering and Industrial Development, both in Mexico, have developed a process that allows to clean waters containing heavy metals and organic compounds considered pollutants, using a new adsorbent material made from the peels of fruits such as oranges and grapefruits.

24 Mar 2017