Chemicals
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With a pinch of carbon black, the foundation of the house becomes a supercapacitor
A group of researchers at MIT in Boston have developed a system to add cement with water and carbon black…
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From Pennsylvania an eco-friendly glass super resistant
Researchers at Penn State have invented a new eco-friendly glass and 10 times more resistant to breakage that can revolutionize…
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Food packaging in bacterial cellulose, comes the packaging you can eat
Scientists at the Hong Kong University of China have developed a new biocellular material for use in food packaging. Transparent…
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Dead at 100 years John Goodenough, inventor of lithium battery
Goodenough was among the dads of the lithium battery, radically transforming the world in which we live and the history…
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First US clean hydrogen strategy published
Three key priorities: identify high-impact uses of clean hydrogen, reduce the cost to $1/kg, build regional hubs. Aiming at a…
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Fungi, organic waste and 3D printing create new biomaterials
Growing mushrooms on organic waste compounds moulded from 3D printed moulds allows to obtain biomaterials totally compostable
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Hydrogen liquefaction: what if solid air enters the equation?
A team of researchers proposes to use solid oxygen as a means to recycle cooling energy
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Producing hydrogen without platinum, prickly pears teach how
The surface structure of the leaves of prickly pears inspires the creation of a new catalyst for electrolysis based on…
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Zinc water batteries, the secret of efficiency is a “low-sodium diet”
An international team of engineers and chemists has developed a new approach to make zinc ion batteries more sustainable, safe…
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Photovoltaic in perovskite triple junction, efficiency is record
A team of researchers at the University of Toronto created a new perovskite-based solar cell, achieving a conversion efficiency of…
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