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Closed-loop chemical recycling of common petrochemical realised
Added: 28 Jan 2021
Imagine plastics and rubber that can be chemically unzipped back to reusable monomers for recycling…
Long-life, long-range, rapid recharging, affordable electric car battery
Added: 21 Jan 2021
Go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 3 seconds and drive like a Porsche... Electric car batteries t…
How to grow your own smart materials with live fermentation cultures
Added: 12 Jan 2021
Have you ever made your own soda bread or homemade yoghurt using a fermented 'starter culture'? Ima…
Plant-based supercapacitor delivers 900 x energy efficiency
Added: 11 Sep 2020
In a new study, researchers at Texas A&M University have described their novel plant-based energy s…
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…
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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 2 Oct 2017
New technology created by a University of Exeter spin-out could see buildings powered using innovat…
Silk production explained
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.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
qwbdchbctt.d qwbdchbctt.d | Added: 17 Apr 2014
EU regulations suggest refrigerants in car air conditioning systems are replaced with a more enviro…
