Artificial photosynthesis system may lead to greener plastics
Singapore: Scientists have developed a device that mimics photosynthesis and uses sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to produce ethylene gas – a key chemical used in large quantities for manufacturing...
View ArticleCopper Catalyst Yields High Efficiency CO2-to-Fuels Conversion
Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a new electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon fuels and...
View ArticleAussie ‘Artificial Leaf’ Breakthrough Boosts Hopes Of Global Carbon Relief
Researchers at Monash University have published a breakthrough paper detailing their success in creating hydrogen and oxygen from water and sunlight in a process which artificially mimics...
View ArticleMimicking photosynthesis
Artificial photosynthetic systems could potentially provide us with a relatively inexpensive supply of clean energy. REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE Energy seems to be the number one global priority of our times....
View ArticleHyperSolar Announces Breakthrough Catalyst Needed for Splitting Water to...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HyperSolar, Inc. (OTCQB:HYSR), the developer of a breakthrough technology to produce renewable hydrogen using sunlight and any source of water,...
View ArticleScientists mimic photosynthesis to produce ethylene
Scientists have developed a prototype device that mimics natural photosynthesis to produce ethylene gas using only sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. NUS research team The advance from the National...
View ArticleConverting carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water, electricity
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis have determined how electrocatalysts can convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water...
View ArticleThe entrepreneurs turning carbon dioxide into fuels
The race is on to prove that CO2 can be taken from the air and recycled into profitable, carbon neutral fuels. But cost and investment obstacles remain...
View ArticleWATCH: Here's how artificial photosynthesis can turn carbon dioxide into...
Scientists have found a way to trigger artificial photosynthesis, turning greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into clean air and producing energy at the same time. "This work is a breakthrough,"...
View ArticleCould This Renewable Fuel Kill The EV Market In One Fell Swoop?
U.S. researchers are reporting breakthroughs in artificial photosynthesis that could result in a new source of renewable liquid fuels for cars, ships and planes. Renewable liquid fuels would be a...
View ArticleCarbon dioxide may soon be used to make fuel
A newly developed, solar powered “leaf” mimics photosynthesis, converting CO2 into fuel. Carbon dioxide is one of the main culprits of climate change, dramatically warming the Earth as it accumulates...
View ArticleFor platinum catalysts, a tiny squeeze gives a big boost in performance,...
(Source: Stanford University) A nanosize squeeze can significantly boost the performance of platinum catalysts that help generate energy in fuel cells, according to a new study by Stanford scientists....
View ArticleNew Hybrid Fuel Cell Made From E. Coli, Gold, And Titanium
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is not something anyone wants to come into contact with; after all, this bacteria is responsible for fairly potent, sometimes dangerous, food poisoning. A team of researchers...
View ArticleSolar Fuels: How Planes And Cars Could Be Powered By The Sun
Solar energy is the world’s most plentiful and ubiquitous energy source, and researchers around the world are pursuing ways to convert sunlight into a useful form. Most people are aware of solar...
View ArticleMacArthur 'genius' grant winner creates artificial leaves that photosynthesize
It took nature millions of years to figure out how to turn energy from the sun into chemical energy that can be stored for a cloudy day - a process known as photosynthesis. It took Peidong Yang, a...
View ArticleStanford engineers set record for capturing and storing solar energy in...
(Source: McPhy Energy SA) Solar energy has the potential to provide abundant power, but only if scientists solve two key issues: storing the energy for use at all hours, particularly at night, and...
View ArticleIt Takes a Real Genius to Fake Photosynthesis
By Don Willlmott Brace yourself for some breathtaking botany. A group of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are hard at work trying to perfect a process...
View Article'Synthetic' Leaves: The Energy Plants of the Future? (Kavli Roundtable)
Alan Brown, writer and blogger for The Kavli Foundation contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Imagine using plants to grow the natural gas that heats homes and...
View ArticleUCF Invents Way to Trigger Artificial Photosynthesis to Clear Air, Produce...
A chemistry professor in Florida has just found a way to trigger the process of photosynthesis in a synthetic material, turning greenhouse gases into clean air and producing energy all at the same...
View ArticleStanford engineers set record for capturing and storing solar energy in...
(Source: Stanford University) Solar energy has the potential to provide abundant power, but only if scientists solve two key issues: storing the energy for use at all hours, particularly at night, and...
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