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Salt is key ingredient for cheaper and more efficient batteries

A new design of rechargeable battery, created using salt, could lead the way for greener energy.

Jul 9th, 2018

Solar Fuels could become competitive in the 2030s

The industrial synthesis of renewable hydrogen, syngas, methanol and diesel could become competitive with respect to their fossil counterparts within the next two decades.

Jul 5th, 2018

BIOCON-CO2: Major New project aims to convert CO2 produced by industry into valuable commodities

BIOCON-CO2 aims to re-use excess CO2 produced from the iron, steel, cement and electric power industries to create value-added chemicals and plastics.

Jul 5th, 2018

Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies

Researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy.

Jul 5th, 2018

Scientists develop recyclable plastics

Scientists have developed a novel catalyst system, which enables the regulation of multiple polymerization processes to produce biodegradable plastics solely by illumination with light of different colors.

Jul 3rd, 2018

Self-heating, fast-charging battery makes electric vehicles climate-immune

Conventional lithium-ion batteries cannot be rapidly charged at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but now a team of engineers has created a battery that can self-heat, allowing rapid charging regardless of the outside chill.

Jun 29th, 2018

A novel hybrid catalyst to split water

Catalyst uses inexpensive elements and could be scaled up for commercial use.

Jun 29th, 2018

A milestone on the path towards efficient solar cells

Singlet fission could considerably boost the efficiency of solar cells - and thanks to the latest research it is one step closer to becoming possible.

Jun 27th, 2018

Shedding light on tomorrow's solar energy

Improved forecasting of sunlight could help increase solar energy generation.

Jun 25th, 2018

Forever young catalyst reduces diesel emissions

Atom probe tomography reveals key explanations for stable performance over a cutting-edge diesel-exhaust catalyst?s lifetime.

Jun 22nd, 2018

Is the energy-storing solar cell soon to be reality?

Intramolecular reactions are making it possible for solar energy to be transformed and stored in a singular molecule. This may form the basis for constructing energy-storing solar cells.

Jun 14th, 2018

Boring down on boron

Learning how boron evaporates will help to improve water desalination technologies.

Jun 13th, 2018

From jeans to fibres to garment tags: novel recycling for more sustainable fashion

A new recycling method turns garments into biodegradable materials, paving the way for a more eco-friendly fashion industry.

Jun 11th, 2018

Taking a closer look at 'electrifying' chemistry

With the increasing availability of electrical energy from renewable sources, it will be possible in the future to drive many chemical processes using an electric current. This will facilitate the use of sustainable methods to manufacture products or fuels, replacing current processes which are based on fossil fuels.