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“Molecular Scissors” for Plastic Waste
12/04/2019
A research team from the University of Greifswald and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) has solved the molecular structure of an important enzyme (MHETase) at the synchrotron radiation source BESSY II. MHETase was discovered in bacteria and, together with a second enzyme – PETase –, is able to break down the widely used plastic PET into its basic building blocks.World's fastest hydrogen sensor could pave the way for clean hydrogen energy
12/04/2019
Hydrogen is a clean and renewable energy carrier that can power vehicles, with water as the only emission. Unfortunately, hydrogen gas is highly flammable when mixed with air, so very efficient and effective sensors are needed. Now, researchers from Sweden present the first hydrogen sensors ever to meet the future performance targets for use in hydrogen powered vehicles.The right polymers for the job
11/04/2019
One of the most promising clean energy technologies just got even better. Researchers from the University of Delaware have developed the most powerful, durable hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cell components on record.New tunable nanomaterials possible due to flexible process invented by Bath physicists
11/04/2019
Physicists at the University of Bath have developed a flexible process allowing the synthesis in a single flow of a wide range of novel nanomaterials with various morphologies, with potential applications in areas including optics and sensors.Stability improvement under high efficiency -- next stage development of perovskite solar cells
10/04/2019
This review summarizes the state-of-the-art progress on the improvement of device stability and discusses the directions for future research, providing an overview of the current status of the research on the stability of PSCs and guidelines for future research.Industrial 3D printing goes skateboarding
10/04/2019
Plastic pulled from the waste stream can find new use with the Gigabot X, an open source industrial 3D printer.Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years
09/04/2019
Purdue University researchers have developed a new design method to create soft robots that may help in caregiving for elderly family members.Researchers remove harmful hormones from Las Vegas wastewater using green algae
09/04/2019
A common species of freshwater green algae is capable of removing certain endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) from wastewater, according to new research from the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in Las Vegas. ...Synthetic rubber outperforms natural rubber
09/04/2019
Natural rubber from rubber trees is a raw material with a limited supply. Synthetically produced rubber, on the other hand, has not yet been able to match the abrasion behavior of the natural product, rendering it unsuitable for truck tires. But now, for the first time, a new type of synthetic rubber has been developed that achieves 30 to 50 percent less abrasion than natural rubber.Researchers create hydrogen fuel from seawater
08/04/2019
Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen presents an alternative to fossil fuels, but purified water is a precious resource. A Stanford-led team has now developed a way to harness seawater - Earth's most abundant source - for chemical energy.