Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 19
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ResearchTransition metal catalyst helps produce sustainable hydrogen from urea
Wastewater purification combines with fuel generation
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ResearchFuelling the hydrogen economy with straw and old newspapers
A new catalytic process converts non-food biomass into extremely pure hydrogen, ready for use in fuel cells
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ResearchSolar chemical production whatever the weather
Artificial leaf no longer thwarted by clouds thanks to thrifty real-time control system
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ResearchFormaldehyde burst surprises reaction spectators
Surface plasmon resonance imaging reveals unexpected self-catalysis behaviour of formaldehyde on a platinum catalyst
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ResearchManganese makeover for lithium-ion batteries
Cobalt-free cathodes could combat supply issues by using one of the cheapest metals available
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ResearchFire-starting battery dendrites go with the flow
Bursts of current flatten dendrites on a lithium metal anode for high power batteries
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ResearchPlant machinery functions inside synthetic protocell
Self-assembling microdroplets filled with chloroplasts show photosynthetic potential
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ResearchCoordination trick reinvents cobalt and nickel as carbon reduction catalysts
When it comes to reducing carbon dioxide, being well coordinated is a disadvantage
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ResearchArtificial photosynthesis harnesses forgotten half of sunlight’s energy
Intermediate band semiconductor enables infrared radiation to drive a carbon dioxide splitting reaction
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CareersThe science behind Formula E
DS Virgin Racing opens its doors to reveal the world of battery-powered motorsport
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ResearchPromising high energy lithium battery ditches pure oxygen for air
Components work together to minimise side reactions in air, extending the battery’s cycle life
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ResearchTitanium complex converts methane to alkenes at room temperature
New work illustrates the ‘crucial steps’ required for a process to make useful chemical feedstocks from methane
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Careers'My co-author is based in North Korea'
The challenges of working with scientists in the world’s most secretive state
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FeatureOak Ridge at 75
As Oak Ridge National Laboratory celebrates its 75th anniversary, Kit Chapman visits the birthplace of the atomic age
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OpinionHow perovskites can live long and prosper
The future of solar cells depends on better stability testing
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BusinessBattery builders get the cobalt blues
Demand for battery metals surges on the back of a global appetite for electric vehicles
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BusinessOutline for Europe’s first waste to methanol plant
Enerkem teams up with AkzoNobel and Air Liquide to turn rubbish into raw materials
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NewsToyota promises cheaper electric car motor magnets within a decade
Careful material engineering enables alloys using more abundant rare earth elements than neodymium
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NewsInvestigation blames Russian facility for last year’s ruthenium isotope leak
Russian government denies that the release is the result of an accident during refinement of fission products