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September 5, 2024

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Discovery of Glass-Forming Liquid Electrolytes as a New Liquid Category

Sep. 3, 2024 — Chemists have found a novel glass-forming liquid electrolyte that exhibits specific lithium-ion conduction. They study the speciation and dipole reorientation dynamics in the glass-forming liquid electrolyte by means of Raman and dielectric ...

Assorted, Distinctive Behavior of Molten Uranium Salt Revealed by Neutrons

Sep. 3, 2024 — New research addresses the fundamental science necessary to increase the efficiency of nuclear energy. Researchers have now documented the unique chemistry dynamics and structure of high-temperature liquid uranium trichloride salt, a potential ...

To Build a Thriving Electric Vehicle Market, Prioritize Equity and Justice

Aug. 28, 2024 — When it comes to purchasing and using electric vehicles (EVs), housing- and income-related factors significantly shape perceptions and preferences among potential buyers, finds a new study. This research is among the first to examine both EV ...

Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry to Study Fuel Chemistry

Aug. 28, 2024 — Researchers have developed new analytical methods to rapidly analyze fuels and complex petroleum products by using high-resolution mass ...

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Insights Into Spinel Cobalt Oxides May Lead to Efficient Ammonia Synthesis

Aug. 27, 2024 — Ammonia is a gas that plays a crucial role in agriculture and industry and has the potential to become a zero-carbon fuel for energy conversion and storage technologies. However, the current methods ...

Scientists Use Evolution to Bioengineer New Pathways to Sustainable Energy, Pharmaceuticals

Aug. 26, 2024 — Using evolution as a guiding principle, researchers have successfully engineered bacteria-yeast hybrids to perform photosynthetic carbon ...

Catalyst for 'One-Step' Conversion of Methane to Methanol

Aug. 22, 2024 — Scientists have engineered a highly selective catalyst that can convert methane, a major component of natural gas, into methanol, an easily transportable liquid fuel, in a single, one-step reaction. ...

New Nano-Device Could Mean Your Run Could Power Your Electrical Wearables

Aug. 22, 2024 — Your early morning run could soon help harvest enough electricity to power your wearable devices, thanks to new ...

Dormant Capacity Reserve in Lithium-Ion Batteries Detected

Aug. 21, 2024 — Lithium iron phosphate is one of the most important materials for batteries in electric cars, stationary energy storage systems and tools. It has a long service life, is comparatively inexpensive and ...

Hydropower Generation Projected to Rise, but Climate Change Brings Uncertain Future

Aug. 21, 2024 — Although climate change may bring increased precipitation to many parts of the United States, some areas may face drier conditions and lower ...

Sharing Risk to Avoid Power Outages in an Era of Extreme Weather

Aug. 20, 2024 — Heat waves, droughts, and fires place growing stress on the West's electric grid. New research suggests that more integrated management of electricity resources across the region could significantly ...

Development of a Model Capable of Predicting the Cycle Lives of High-Energy-Density Lithium-Metal Batteries

Aug. 19, 2024 — Scientists have developed a model capable of predicting the cycle lives of high-energy-density lithium-metal batteries by applying machine learning ...

Engineers Design Tiny Batteries for Powering Cell-Sized Robots

Aug. 16, 2024 — A zinc-air microbattery could enable the deployment of cell-sized, autonomous robots for drug delivery within in the human body, as well as other applications such as locating leaks in gas ...

A Method That Paves the Way for Improved Fuel Cell Vehicles

Aug. 14, 2024 — More efficient and longer-lasting fuel cells are essential for fuel cell-powered heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles to be an alternative to combustion fuelled counterparts. Researchers have developed an ...

Pioneering Plasma-Catalytic Process for CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol Under Ambient Conditions

Aug. 9, 2024 — A research team reports a pioneering plasma-catalytic process for the hydrogenation of CO2 to methanol at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. This breakthrough addresses the limitations of ...

Effective New Catalyst Brings Hope for Cleaner Energy, Wastewater Treatment, and Green Chemistry

Aug. 8, 2024 — A catalyst that significantly enhances ammonia conversion could improve wastewater treatment, green chemical and hydrogen ...

Stacking Molecules Like Plates Improves Organic Solar Device Performance

Aug. 6, 2024 — Researchers found that how well light-converting molecules stack together in a solid is important for how well they convert light into electric current. A rigid molecule that stacked well showed ...

Novel Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Technique Advances Understanding of Processes Applicable to Brain-Like Computing

Aug. 5, 2024 — A team developed a new microscopy technique that uses electrical pulses to track the nanosecond dynamics within a material that is known to form charge density waves. Controlling these waves may lead ...

Green Hydrogen: 'Artificial Leaf' Becomes Better Under Pressure

July 31, 2024 — Hydrogen can be produced via the electrolytic splitting of water. One option here is the use of photoelectrodes that convert sunlight into voltage for electrolysis in so called photoelectrochemical ...

North Sea Oil and Gas Extraction Spikes Pollution by 10,000 Percent, Study Finds

July 30, 2024 — North Sea oil and gas extraction can cause pollution to spike by more than 10,000 percent within half a kilometer around off-shore sites, a study has found. The research has uncovered the true impact ...

Faster, Cleaner Way to Extract Lithium from Battery Waste

July 29, 2024 — Researchers uncover a rapid, efficient and environmentally friendly method for selective lithium recovery using microwave radiation and a readily biodegradable ...

New Additive Process Can Make Better -- And Greener -- High-Value Chemicals

July 26, 2024 — Researchers have achieved a significant breakthrough that could lead to better -- and greener -- agricultural chemicals and everyday products. Using a process that combines natural enzymes and light, ...

Win-Win Potential of Grass-Powered Energy Production

July 26, 2024 — Researchers modeled the impact of using anaerobic digestion to produce renewable natural gas from grassy biomass in different settings and from varying perspectives, analysis that helps flesh out the ...

Indoor Solar Cells That Maximize the Use of Light Energy

July 25, 2024 — Chemists have synthesized materials that can improve solar elements for indoor use. Such photovoltaic cells, which can also be integrated into various electronic devices, generate electricity even in ...

Energy Planning in Ghana as a Role Model for the World

July 25, 2024 — Researchers are investigating ways to better plan for climate-resilient energy systems in the Global South. Focusing on the case study of Accra, the capital of Ghana, the multidisciplinary team ...

A Recipe for Zero-Emissions Fuel: Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine

July 25, 2024 — Engineers discovered that when the aluminum in soda cans is purified and mixed with seawater, the solution produces hydrogen -- which can power an engine or fuel cell without generating carbon ...

Next-Gen Cooling System to Help Data Centers Become More Energy Efficient

July 25, 2024 — Artificial intelligence (AI) is hot right now. Also hot: the data centers that power the technology. And keeping those centers cool requires a tremendous amount of energy. The problem is only going ...

Better Way to Produce Green Hydrogen

July 25, 2024 — Researchers have developed a material that shows a remarkable ability to convert sunlight and water into clean ...

Tackling Industrial Emissions Begins at the Chemical Reaction

July 25, 2024 — Researchers are proposing a new way to curb industrial emissions, by tapping into the 'atomic intelligence' of liquid metals to deliver greener and more sustainable chemical ...

A Single-Molecule-Based Organic Porous Material With Great Potential for Efficient Ammonia Storage

July 24, 2024 — Novel porous crystalline solid shows promise as an efficient and durable material for ammonia (NH3) capture and storage, report scientists. Made through a simple reprecipitation process, the proposed ...

Manufacturing Perovskite Solar Panels With a Long-Term Vision

July 23, 2024 — Researchers working at the forefront of an emerging photovoltaic (PV) technology are thinking ahead about how to scale, deploy, and design future solar panels to be easily recyclable. Solar panels ...

Researchers Develop More Environmentally Friendly and Cost-Effective Method for Soil Remediation

July 23, 2024 — Chemists have developed a rapid electrothermal mineralization (REM) process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the ...

3D-Printed Microstructure Forest Facilitates Solar Steam Generator Desalination

July 23, 2024 — Faced with the world's impending freshwater scarcity, researchers turned to solar steam generators, which are emerging as a promising device for seawater desalination. The team sought design ...

Strategic Emission Caps Key to Ammonia Industry Decarbonization, Researchers Find

July 23, 2024 — New research has revealed critical insights into how strategic emission cap choices can lead to cost-effective, near-100% ammonia industry decarbonization while avoiding issues such as land use ...