Nov
4
New Catalyst Recycles Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel Precursors
November 4, 2015 | 1 Comment
University of South Carolina researchers have developed potentially inexpensive catalysts that efficiently convert CO2 to CO in an electrochemical cell. The new research presents a strong step forward in the effort to not just sequester carbon dioxide, but recycle it into a useful fuel that is part of a carbon-neutral future. Xiao-Dong Zhou, an associate […]
Oct
15
Nanohoops of Carbon Trigger New Research Ideas
October 15, 2015 | Leave a Comment
When University of Oregon scientists began making tiny organic circular structures using carbon atoms, the idea was to improve carbon nanotubes for use in electronics or optical devices. Researchers now show that these cycloparaphenylenes can be made using a variety of atoms, not just those from carbon. In a new paper, Ramesh Jasti and five […]
Mar
24
A Better Catalyst Than Platinum?
March 24, 2015 | Leave a Comment
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) has announced an oxide/carbon composite outperforms expensive platinum composites in oxygen chemical reactions for green energy devices. Electrochemical devices are essential for a green energy evolution in which clean alternatives replace carbon-based fuels. Green energy device market growth requires conversion systems that produce hydrogen from water or […]
Feb
24
A New Catalyst Rivals Platinum
February 24, 2015 | Leave a Comment
Aalto University researchers in Finland have succeeded in creating an electrocatalyst made of carbon and iron used for storing electric energy by replacing platinum. The Finns are focused on the challenge that comes with the increased use of renewable energy – how to store electric energy. Platinum has traditionally been used as the electrocatalyst in […]
Oct
15
The Light that May Follow the LED
October 15, 2014 | Leave a Comment
Scientists from Tohoku University in Japan have developed a new type of energy efficient flat light source based on carbon nanotubes. The new flat panel technology has a very low power consumption of around 0.1 Watt for every hour’s operation making them about a hundred times lower in energy consumption than an LED. With only […]
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