A multi-institutional team led by engineer Meenesh Singh of the University of Illinois Chicago developed a novel technique for producing hydrogen gas from water using just solar power and agricultural waste, such as manure or husks, in a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science.
Researchers have investigated the performance and optimization of 4-terminal organic/silicon tandem solar cells using numerical simulations and experimental measurements. They explored the potential of tandem solar cells to surpass the Shockley-Queisser efficiency limit of single-junction solar cells.
By Muhammad Osama
31 May 2024
Adsorbi AB, a research-based startup originating from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, announced today the launch of its first commercial product: a cellulose-based material that protects artwork and sensitive objects from degradation by air pollutants.
A new modern heat pump system was commissioned at the Seinäjoki production plant at the beginning of 2024, with the aim of achieving annual savings of around 12-14 percent in heating at the plant.
Artigo, an international rubber flooring company, will produce their next-generation flooring collections from 2025 with UPM BioMotion™ Renewable Functional Fillers (RFF). By incorporating UPM Biochemicals’ RFF, Artigo has achieved CO2 footprint savings of up to 0.5 kg CO2e/sq. meter and managed to reduce the weight by up to 5% per square meter flooring.
Researchers at Nagoya University, in collaboration with the National Institute for Materials Sciences (NIMS) in Japan and others, have developed a method to readily detect microplastics in marine and freshwater environments using inexpensive porous metal substrates.
Researchers have proposed an innovative approach to address the pressing issue of climate change by integrating solar thermal energy-assisted direct air capture (DAC) technology with the production of green methanol.
By Muhammad Osama
29 May 2024
Detroit, Varanasi and Venice have been selected to host innovation challenges as part of the Toyota Mobility Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Challenge.
The push for carbon neutrality in the transportation sector is driving significant research and development (R&D) across the globe. A new study provides a comprehensive analysis of the distinct national strategies and R&D organizational paradigms aimed at achieving carbon neutrality in road transport.
Boilers contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions. In recent research published in the Journal of CO2 Utilization, researchers from Japan and Poland introduced a novel approach to address this issue.
Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is calling on small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working on clean energy solutions to apply for the latest ‘Innovate to Grow’ program.
A new study that investigated the presence of the smallest particles of microplastics (MPs) in ocean waters from the Caribbean to the Arctic found that the most abundant (and tiny) MPs in the ocean are not being detected by net tow surveys.
A costly step in the process of taking carbon dioxide emissions and converting them into useful products such as biofuels and pharmaceuticals may not be necessary, according to University of Michigan researchers.
A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ice of West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier.
To meet the imperative of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework target, which seeks to protect at least 30 percent of the planet by 2030, researchers in an essay in PLOS Biology argue that "conservation areas need to be large enough to encompass functioning ecosystems and their associated biodiversity, and located in areas of high ecological integrity."