May
22
New Process Makes CO2 Back Into Hydrocarbon
May 22, 2018 | Leave a Comment
University of Toronto engineers have designed a most efficient and stable process for recycling carbon dioxide into a key chemical building block for plastics – all powered using renewable electricity. The new technology takes a substantial step towards enabling manufacturers to create plastics out of two key ingredients: sunshine and pollution. Today, non-renewable fossil fuels […]
May
17
Graph Theory Helps Synchronize Power Generator Groups
May 17, 2018 | 1 Comment
A joint research team from Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and North Carolina State University has clarified the fundamental principles for achieving the synchronization of power generator groups in power networks. Synchronization is vital for the stable supply of alternating current electric power. Synchronization of generator groups means the phase angles (timing of the […]
May
16
Queen Mary University of London researchers have discovered how a pinch of salt can be used to drastically improve the performance of lithium ion batteries. They added salt to the inside of a supermolecular sponge and then baked it at a high temperature transforming the sponge into a carbon-based structure. Surprisingly, the salt reacted with […]
May
15
University of Nebraska researchers are offering new guidelines that could steer the design of less costly, more efficient catalysts geared toward revving up the production of hydrogen as a renewable fuel. Based on an equation the team developed they discovered several atom-framework combinations that approximate the performance of precious-metal catalysts – platinum, gold, iridium – […]
May
10
Algae Makes Hydrogen With Solar Energy
May 10, 2018 | 1 Comment
A research group from the University of Turku, Finland, has discovered an efficient way for transforming solar energy into the chemical energy of biohydrogen through the photosynthesis of green algae that function as cell factories. Molecular hydrogen is regarded as one of the most promising energy carriers due to its high energy density and clean, […]
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