Energy & Green Tech
Buildings and production of the materials used in their construction emit a lot of carbon dioxide (CO2), a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming and climate change. But storing CO2 in building materials ...
Mar 18, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tin perovskites have gained tremendous attention in lead-free perovskite solar cells. However, Sn vacancies and undercoordinated Sn ions on the tin perovskite surfaces can create deep-level traps, leading to non-radiative ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Engineering
Engineers have added graphene oxide to cement mixture to make stronger 3D-printed concrete that is easier to print, paving the way to create potential "smart" walls that can monitor cracks.
Dec 5, 2023
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Machine learning & AI
A team of researchers from LMU, ETH Zurich, and Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) Basel has used artificial intelligence (AI) to develop an innovative method that predicts the optimal method for synthesizing ...
Nov 30, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Zinc—cheap, abundant, environmentally friendly—may be the answer to better batteries, but there's a major problem: Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) cannot match lithium-ion batteries in terms of power output. To test ...
Nov 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Xanthan gum, derived from plants like cabbage and known for its carbohydrate content, serves as a natural protective barrier in cosmetics to retain their benefits on the skin. In a recent development, this remarkable substance ...
Nov 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have tweaked the material of ternary organic solar cells (TOSCs) and achieved efficiencies in ...
Sep 4, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Did you know rivers carry about 40 trillion metric tons of river water into the ocean every year? This meeting point, known as the estuary, holds great potential for electricity generation.
Jul 27, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. One alternative is organic batteries with redox-organic electrode materials (OEMs), which can be synthesized from natural "green" ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A team led by Prof. Chen Wei, Prof. Jiang Hailong and Prof. Li Zhenyu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) adopted NH2-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in lithium-chlorine (Li-Cl2) batteries ...
Apr 6, 2023
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