Energy & Green Tech
Catalysts that convert waste carbon dioxide into valuable products like acetate are designed to run continuously on electricity for the conversion process. But electricity from renewable energy sources, such as solar or hydroelectric ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Perovskite semiconductors efficiently convert sunlight into electrical energy; they are also inexpensive and extremely lightweight. A team at HZB has developed a triple-junction solar cell comprising different perovskite ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Engineering
Buildings are responsible for around 40% of CO2 emissions in the European Union. This means the building sector has a central role to play in achieving the EU's climate targets by 2050. An EU research project involving Graz ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Business
Two sets of roles emerge when couples consider installing solar panels on their house, a new study shows: in sync, when partners with shared goals and defined tasks end up adopting solar, and oppositional, marked by discord ...
Jul 9, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
In the future, iron might be used as a chemical energy storage material, making large quantities of renewable energy available in the long term. Iron powder is combusted in a cyclic process that is carbon neutral and then ...
Jul 8, 2026
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Engineering
An international team of researchers has developed a homogeneous catalytic process that converts methanol, carbon dioxide and hydrogen into ethanol using inexpensive and stable catalyst precursors.
Jul 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Energy storage is becoming critical to grid resilience and electricity affordability because battery systems can help balance supply and demand and stabilize power.
Jul 7, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The future hydrogen economy may hinge on iridium, a metal so rare that only about 8 tonnes are produced worldwide each year. To help stretch the limited supply, University of Delaware researchers have developed a recycling ...
Jul 7, 2026
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Software
Many experts refer to hydrogen as "the fuel of the future." It is expected to help decarbonize the global economy in two main ways: Burning it or feeding it into a fuel cell produces storable energy with no carbon emissions, ...
Jul 7, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
A battery that "talks" does not use words—it communicates through data. Researchers at Kiel University have demonstrated how sensors inside a battery cell can transmit measurement data to the outside without the need for ...
Jul 7, 2026
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