DETROIT - An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Manchester, has developed a fast and economical method of converting methane, or natural gas, into liquid methanol at ambient temperature and pressure. The method takes place under continuous flow over a photo-catalytic material using visible light to drive the conversion. To
SAN DIEGO - Electric Vehicles could soon perform better in both extremely hot and cold climates thanks to a new design of energy-dense lithium-ion batteries. The study was conducted by nanoengineer Professor Zheng Chen of the University of California San Diego and his colleagues. Prof. Chen said: “You need high temperature operation in areas where the
LONDON, UK - Rolls-Royce believes in hydrogen so much that it wants to make it with the help of a new range of mtu electrolyzers. The company has announced its first step in the hydrogen production market with the recent acquisition of a 54 percent majority stake in a German electrolysis stack company. Dr. Otto
NEW YORK -Turkey announced last week it discovered a massive rare earth reserve almost as big as the world's largest in China. The find is reportedly so large that it could on its own satisfy global demand for decades. According to the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the country found a supply of 694
WASHINGTON DC - A $52 billion package of incentives and subsidies to bolster US semiconductor manufacturing is far from dead, despite Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell’s threat to scuttle the legislation containing it in order to stall passage of President Joe Biden’s economic plan. Democrats have multiple paths to get the chips money, which has
TUNISIA - A tech start-up has developed a product that allows safe drinking water to be refined from vapor in the air. Kumulus designed and produced the product, which is able to ‘produce 20 to 30 liters of healthy drinking water per day’. It is able to refine the water vapor in the air and
NEW YORK - A new study has identified the 425 “carbon bombs” the world needs to defuse to keep climate change from spiraling out of control. These coal, oil, and natural gas extraction projects made it into the list because they each could be responsible for at least 1 gigaton of carbon dioxide emissions, more
BOSTON - A team of scientists has developed a biodegradable and antimicrobial food packaging solution that could finally put an end to the need for plastic-made food packaging items. What’s more surprising is that this eco-friendly food packaging comes in the form of a spray that creates a plant-based coating on your food items. This
DETROIT - Lithium-sulfur batteries have been touted as the ultimate in energy storage however a technical complication has been holding back their widespread adoption until now. A new accidental discovery may finally unlock their full potential and YouTuber Matt Ferrell is here to tell us all about it. A group of researchers from Drexel University has
BEIJING, China - China has announced plans to bring forward the development of a ‘solar power plant’ capable of beaming energy to Earth from outer space. The ambitious project, developed by researchers at Xidian University in the Shaanxi province, involves building a power station attached to a satellite which can capture sunlight high above the ground and
