Dec
18
A New Process to Make Use of Lignin
December 18, 2014 | 1 Comment
A new catalytic process from Purdue is able to convert the biomass waste lignin into lucrative chemical products that can be used to create high-octane fuel for racecars and jets or even in fragrances or flavorings. The Purdue team of researchers has developed a process that uses a chemical catalyst and heat to spur reactions […]
Dec
17
Aussies Hit 40% Solar Cell Efficiency
December 17, 2014 | 1 Comment
A University of New South Wales (UNSW) research team is converting over 40 percent of the sunlight hitting a solar system into electricity. The solar cell system has been independently confirmed by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at their outdoor test facility in the United States. 40 percent is a very big number, the […]
Dec
16
Renewable Electric Powered Vehicles Are Shown to Save Lives
December 16, 2014 | 1 Comment
University of Minnesota (UM) researchers found that vehicles using electricity from renewable energy could reduce the deaths due to air pollution by 70 percent. The study isn’t exactly simple. The findings come from a new life cycle analysis of conventional and alternative vehicles and their air pollution-related public health impacts. From another view the study […]
Dec
11
A New Electrolyte for Magnesium Sulfur Batteries
December 11, 2014 | Leave a Comment
A research team at Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) established by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology has now developed an electrolyte that may be used for the construction of magnesium-sulfur battery cells. The element magnesium is a another light metal offering very high theoretical battery capacity. Moreover magnesium is abundant in nature, it is non-toxic, and does […]
Dec
10
Catalyst of Gold Is Made At One Atom Thick
December 10, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Tufts University School of Engineering researchers and collaborators from other university and national laboratories have designed and investigated a catalyst with a unique structure of single gold atoms. The family of catalysts are composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to sodium or potassium atoms supported on non-reactive silica materials. […]
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