Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 18
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ResearchLights – camera – catalysis!
Like thousands of chemists worldwide, Bert Weckhuysen is a keen photographer. More unusually, however, he has found a way to bring his hobby and his research together
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NewsBacterial fuel cell looks good on paper
Electron-generating microbes could provide the ideal power source for flexible, recyclable, paper-based electronics
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ResearchFast freezing reveals new insights into lithium battery degradation
Cryo-STEM shows a second type of dendrites growing on lithium electrodes
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ResearchSilk cocoon-shaped electrocatalyst for water splitting
Cobalt polysulfide shows promise as low-cost alternative to platinum group catalysts
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FeatureHydrogen: still the fuel of the future?
Is the dream of a hydrogen-fuelled future still a pipe dream, or is it in the pipeline? Angeli Mehta investigates
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ResearchComplex metal oxides open passage to fast-charging devices
Chemists make lithium-ion battery electrodes made from niobium tungsten oxides that can rapidly intercalate large quantities of lithium
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ResearchQuantum dot heat engine works without moving parts
Similar systems could be used to generate electricity from waste heat in solar cells
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NewsAustria’s bid to sue EU over UK nuclear plant fails
Judge rejects Austria’s legal challenge of UK state aid for planned nuclear power station
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ResearchWater splitting demonstrated in microgravity
Drop tower experiments show how future oxygen-generating systems could work in space
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ResearchSolid electrolyte boosts liquid metal battery
Combining molten metal electrodes with a solid electrolyte may offer a cheap, scalable alternative to Li-ion batteries
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CareersThe father of lithium-ion batteries
Akira Yoshino’s journey to winning Japan’s highest scientific honour
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ResearchEnzyme survives blistering conditions to rapidly break down cellulose
Ionic liquid protects enzyme as it turns woody biomass into sugars 30 times faster than previously possible
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ResearchMapping the mysteries of pervoskite solar cell hysteresis
Caught on camera: interfacial stabilisation observed causing hysteresis means mobile ion migration is off the hook
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ResearchCarb-loaded enzyme cocktail generates hydrogen
Space-saving alternative to solar water splitting
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ResearchCarbon dioxide recycling on the ball
Cocatalysts on the outside and inside of hollow spheres trigger photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction to syngas
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ResearchDay–night temperature fluctuations power hydrogen evolution
Pyrocatalytic nanoparticles split water and produce hydrogen
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NewsNew chemistry enables UK negative carbon dioxide emissions pilot
Carbon capture is back at Drax, thanks to more energy efficient absorption technology
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BusinessUS sanctions threaten Iran–Europe petrochemical ties
Companies review their options after Trump administration’s withdrawal from nuclear deal
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BusinessRural power champion
Clementine Chambon is the 2018 Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year for her work using bioenergy to solve environmental, social and gender challenges in rural India
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ResearchBattery-in-screen paves way to ultra-thin smartphones
Multifunctional component made from unique hydrogel electrolyte embedded with water-soluble photoluminescent quantum dots