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Photosynthesis discovery could help next-gen biotechnologies
Sep 26, 2018 (SPX)
The findings, made in collaboration with an international team of scientists from the Universities of Basel, Okayama and New South Wales, have been published in...
A protective shield for sensitive enzymes in biofuel cells
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
They are therefore not yet suitable for technological applications. The new protective mechanism is based on oxygen-consuming enzymes that draw their energy fro...
After 150 years, a breakthrough in understanding the conversion of CO2 to electrofuels
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
Recent research in electrocatalytic CO2 conversion points the way to using CO2 as a feedstock and renewable electricity as an energy supply for the synthesis of...
New method more than doubles sugar production from plants
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
Now, the lab of Jeremy Luterbacher at EPFL has developed a chemical method that stabilizes simple sugars and prevents them from being degraded. This method coul...
WELTEC BIOPOWER at the EnergyDecentral
Sep 21, 2018 (SPX)
At booth D 12 in hall 25, the plant constructer will explain their Kumac processing system for slurry and digestate and its custom-tailored biogas plant concept...
Europe's renewable energy initiative is bad news for forest health, scientists argue
Sep 12, 2018 (UPI)
That's a bad idea, according to a new paper published this week in the journal Nature. According to researchers' calculations, an increase in the use of wood as...
Methane to syngas catalyst: two for the price of one
Sep 06, 2018 (SPX)
Syngas, also known as synthesis gas, is a mixture made primarily of carbon monoxide and hydrogen and is used to manufacture polymers, pharmaceuticals, and synth...
Biodegradable plastic blends offer new options for disposal
Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)
Plastic waste pollution is a global environmental problem, particularly in oceans, where plastic debris can harm or kill sea animals and birds who ingest or bec...
Breakthrough could see bacteria used as cell factories to produce biofuels
Aug 30, 2018 (SPX)
The researchers did this by creating an improved system to allow for the synthesis of nano-reactors within cells that can be used to help convert sugar into fue...
Serendipitous discovery by IUPUI researchers may lead to eco-friendly lubricant
Aug 29, 2018 (SPX)
The Orychophragmus violaceus plant is a purple flower native to China; it's commonly referred to as the February orchid. While collaborating on the O. violaceus...
Producing hydrogen from splitting water without splitting hairs
Aug 27, 2018 (SPX)
Copper nanoparticles dispersed in water or in the form of coatings have a range of promising applications, including lubrication, ink jet printing, as luminesce...
Less drain on freshwater supplies with seawater fuel discovery
Aug 22, 2018 (SPX)
The study - 'The establishment of a marine focused biorefinery for bioethanol production using seawater and a novel marine yeast strain' - has been published in...
'Trash is gold' as Benin community turns waste into biogas
Aug 22, 2018 (AFP)
"Our trash has become gold. We no longer throw it into the bush. We use it to make money," beams Alphonse Ago, who lives next to the centre in Houegbo village. ...
Ethiopia opens plant to turn waste into energy
Aug 19, 2018 (AFP)
Named Reppie, the facility is the first of its kind in Africa, according to the government and the British company Cambridge Industries behind the project, and ...
Trees and climate change: Faster growth, lighter wood
Aug 17, 2018 (SPX)
The team led by Hans Pretzsch, Professor for Forest Growth and Yield Science at the TUM, examined wood samples from several hundred trees and analyzed every sin...
Thermal switch discovered in engineered squid-based biomaterials
Aug 15, 2018 (SPX)
"Controlling thermal transport in modern technologies - refrigeration, data storage, electronics or textiles - is an unsolved problem," said Melik Demirel, prof...
Solar fuels working well under pressure
Aug 14, 2018 (SPX)
The team, led by Hong Im at the KAUST Clean Combustion Center, investigated the ignition of methanol-based fuel formulations. "Methanol is considered a promisin...
Converting carbon dioxide into methane or ethane selectively
Aug 14, 2018 (SPX)
As carbon dioxide emissions increase, the Earth's temperature rises and interest in reducing carbon dioxide, the main culprit of global warming, has been increa...
Renewables could drastically cut tailpipe emissions
Aug 14, 2018 (SPX)
Long before climate change focused global attention on vehicle carbon emissions, regulators were clamping down on NOx because of its detrimental effect on air q...
USTC develops a family of bioinspired artificial woods by traditional resins
Aug 13, 2018 (SPX)
The unique anisotropic cellular structure endow the woods with outstanding mechanical performances. In recent decades, various materials have been produced into...
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