Energy-smart bricks keep waste out of landfill
Engineers have invented energy-efficient bricks with scrap materials, including glass, that are normally destined for landfill.
Apr 23, 2024
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Engineers have invented energy-efficient bricks with scrap materials, including glass, that are normally destined for landfill.
Apr 23, 2024
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University of Queensland researchers have built a generator that absorbs carbon dioxide (CO2) to make electricity.
Apr 18, 2024
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A new DECHEMA report "Carbon for Power-to-X—Suitable CO2 sources and integration in PtX value chains" deals with possibilities of capturing and utilizing carbon dioxide for sustainable production routes. Carbon dioxide ...
Apr 15, 2024
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It's a major contributor to climate change—the way buildings and roads are made with concrete. It's also a problem that's growing as more of the world develops. So the race has been on to find solutions for a material that's ...
Apr 12, 2024
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New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery that could lead to faster and more efficient electronics.
Apr 4, 2024
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For more than two millennia, paper has been a staple of human civilization. But these days, the use of paper is not limited to writing. It is also playing a pivotal role in ushering in a greener future.
Apr 3, 2024
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Researchers in the UNC-Chapel Hill Chemistry Department are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally friendly fuels.
Apr 2, 2024
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Manufacturers of secondary battery cells (LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, and SK) have been insisting on very stringent purity specifications from suppliers of cathode materials to ensure a consistent quality output.
Apr 1, 2024
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The construction sector today faces several challenges. Natural sand is fast becoming a scarce resource—we might run out of it by 2050. Carbon dioxide emissions, especially from manufacturing cement or fired clay bricks, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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MIT chemical engineers have devised an efficient way to convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, a chemical precursor that can be used to generate useful compounds such as ethanol and other fuels.
Mar 27, 2024
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