The search for sustainable and affordable energy conversion technologies has highlighted the importance of the oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions (ORR and OER). These… Read More »Review highlights progress in affordable catalysts for clean energy conversion
Amid growing global concern over climate change and plastic pollution, researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University are making great strides in the sustainable production of fumaric… Read More »Enhanced photosynthesis technique doubles yield of biodegradable plastic precursor
Green chemistry, also known as sustainable chemistry, is a rapidly growing field that focuses on designing chemical products and processes that minimize the use and… Read More »Green Chemistry
What does it take to produce green hydrogen more efficiently and cheaply? Apparently, small ruthenium particles and a solar-powered system for water electrolysis. This is… Read More »Ruthenium nanoparticles drive cheap and efficient green hydrogen with solar power
The rise in global temperatures, largely attributed to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation, has profound and far-reaching impacts on… Read More »How are rising global temperatures impacting Earth’s ecosystems?
Climate change is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon that has garnered significant attention in recent decades due to its far-reaching implications for the planet and… Read More »What is climate change?
Xanthan gum, derived from plants like cabbage and known for its carbohydrate content, serves as a natural protective barrier in cosmetics to retain their benefits… Read More »Xanthan gum-based protective film enhances durability of zinc-ion battery electrodes
The demand for efficient energy storage systems is steadily on the rise, primarily due to the growing use of intermittent renewable energy sources and the… Read More »Platinum-doped gold nanoclusters improve lithium-sulfur battery performance
Solar energy has shown promise in splitting water to produce hydrogen, but it has been more costly than hydrogen derived from natural gas, known as… Read More »Solar hydrogen production could become profitable with co-production
Perovskite-based solar cells are emerging as promising successors to traditional silicon cells. They offer a simpler and cost-effective production process along with excellent performance. Scientists… Read More »New nanoimprinting technique creates perovskite solar cells with significantly improved efficiency
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), have devised an innovative process that efficiently transforms various plastics, including polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polystyrene… Read More »Scientists develop new energy-efficient plastic recycling process
A recent breakthrough in thermophotovoltaics research has emerged from collaboration between the Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, the Technical University of Hamburg, and Aalborg University. In a groundbreaking… Read More »New iridium-based selective emitter for thermophotovoltaics developed
Despite global efforts to transition to a circular plastics economy, more than 75% of the 400 metric tons of plastic produced annually worldwide still end… Read More »Researchers develop new way to recycle difficult-to-recycle plastic
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a sustainable method for forming carbon-carbon bonds without the need for expensive and rare metal catalysts. The… Read More »Plasma electrochemistry offers sustainable way to form carbon-carbon bonds
The world is on the verge of a critical moment in the battle against climate change. Scientists have long warned that exceeding a global temperature… Read More »World on brink of permanently breaching 1.5°C climate limit
The primary cause of numerous environmental issues, such as increasing CO2 emissions, can potentially be addressed through electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to produce valuable carbon-based… Read More »Unlocking the commercial potential of electrochemical CO2 reduction to C1 products: Evaluating economic benefits and environmental impacts with ionic liquid electrolytes