Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 16
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ResearchRenewables a better bet to cut carbon emissions than carbon capture and storage
Slow uptake and higher energy pay-off make CCS less effective route to reducing emissions
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ResearchGreen solvent recovers in-demand metals from batteries
Multiple cathode chemistries tackled by one system
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NewsIupac names 10 chemistry innovations that will change the world
Nanopesticides, MOFs and 3D bioprinting among potential breakthrough technologies for a sustainable future
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NewsUK and EU agree contract that buys more time for Jet nuclear fusion lab
Future of the fusion experiment is secured until the end of 2020
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ResearchDoing away with membranes from the chloralkali process
Cost-effective and scalable electrochemical cells rely on inertial separation mechanism, rather than membranes, to keep products separate
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BusinessPower-hungry Tesla picks up supercapacitor maker
Maxwell Technologies deal highlights potential for supercapacitors in electric vehicles and beyond
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ResearchLiquid metal turns back time on fossil fuel burning
Electrochemical reduction with liquid metal electrode converts carbon dioxide back into carbon
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NewsEU creates €10 billion fund for climate friendly technology
Investment programme aims to boost low-carbon technologies in Europe
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CareersThe scientists Making Our Planet Great Again
Four researchers explain why they answered President Macron’s call to come to France
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ResearchLow wind power costs pump up hydrogen economy prospects
Combining clean energy sources with electrolysis is already cost competitive for producing gas for niche applications
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PodcastNitrogenase
The mysterious enzyme that can beat the world’s biggest chemical process when it comes to breaking the dinitrogen triple bond
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NewsShelved nuclear power plans leave UK government's energy policy in hot water
Nuclear plant pull-outs bring energy finance models under the spotlight
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ResearchSolar cell tries its hand at organic synthesis
Nitrogen heterocycles can be attached to aromatic compounds in a single step using an iron oxide photocatalyst under visible light
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FeaturePerovskites beyond solar cells
From solar cells and LEDs to catalysts and quantum computing, James Mitchell Crow asks if there is anything perovskites can’t do
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ResearchMicrowave process decarbonises fossil fuels and generates hydrogen
New catalytic approach turns hydrocarbons into hydrogen fuel and solid carbon, which could be stored underground or turned into high-value products
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ResearchRemarkably durable water splitting photocatalyst lasts for half a year
Catalyst overcomes long-standing barrier to commercial sunlight-driven hydrogen generation
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ReviewElemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain (Nearly) Everything
A whistle-stop tour of the periodic table
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ResearchAntenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals
Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics