All Green Chemistry


Affordable carbon-loving materials for reduced industrial emissions

Added: 28 Jul 2020

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tenne…

New antiviral technology supports reusable COVID-19 facemasks

Added: 25 Jun 2020

Researchers from Freie Universität Berlin and ITA RWTH Aachen, two of the most recognised academic …

Viable sodium-ion battery for sustainable energy storage

Added: 3 Jun 2020

Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have…

Scaled-down reactor turns greenhouse gas into fuel

Added: 4 Sep 2019

A newly-developed reactor containing a 2D catalyst is able to covert atmospheric CO2 into pure liqu…

Reproducibility comes as standard (part 1)

Added: 29 Jul 2019

Science's reproducibility crisis is a big challenge and one that needs to be overcome quickly. In t…

Graphene synthesised with eucalyptus bark

Added: 26 Jun 2019

Australian and Indian researchers have used a chemical from the bark of the eucalyptus tree for a n…

Brexit causing pesticide regulatory fears

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 23 May 2019

The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union includes the removal of a blanket ban on endocrine disr…

Spin out takes on plastic oceans

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 26 Mar 2018

A new spinout company founded on technology that can turn waste from plastic, tyres and biomass int…

Solar block reaches new heights

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 2 Oct 2017

New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovat…

Silk production explained

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 28 Sep 2017

A better understanding of how silk is spun in the natural world could lead to greener ways of produ…

Green future for solar cells

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 1 Aug 2017

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have proposed a green alternative to producing next-gen…

Modified sugarcane provides hope for future biofuel production

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 19 Apr 2017

Scientists have genetically engineered sugarcane to produce oil in leaves and stems to increase pot…

Solar power utilised to produce hydrogen fuel

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 30 Mar 2017

Scientists from the University of Cambridge have developed an easy, less energy intensive method to…

Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 22 Nov 2016

Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be enviro…

Lightbulb moment for food waste

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 28 Nov 2015

Chemists have found a way to create light emitting diodes – which can efficiently convert electrici…

Laser shows promise for solar cell efficiency

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 30 Apr 2014

Solar cells based on perovskite not only excel at absorbing light but at emitting it too, turning t…

Refrigerant replacement highly toxic on combustion

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 17 Apr 2014

EU regulations suggest refrigerants in car air conditioning systems are replaced with a more enviro…

Organic solar cells in a spin

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 13 Sep 2013

Manipulating the ‘spin’ of electrons in organic solar cells can drastically improve their performan…

Spray-painting solar cells

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 23 Mar 2013

University of Sheffield researchers have made solar cells using a spray painting-like process. The …

“Wandering meatloaf” snail’s teeth may improve solar cells

bpbbjpttc.d bpbbjpttc.d | Added: 15 Feb 2013

Materials Science

The teeth of a marine snail can be used to create less expensive, more efficient n…