Credit: Pexels The exhaust system of a car includes a component known as a three-way catalytic converter, which is comprised of costly materials and functions optimally within a specific temperature range of several hundred degrees Celsius. As described in a journal article in Science, a team of scientists led by Emiel Hensen has demonstrated that modifying...
Using a PEM electrolyzer, the researchers create hydrogen in the laboratory. Credit: Eduardo Gracia Researchers at Umeå University have made a breakthrough that could make hydrogen, a carbon dioxide (CO2)-free fuel, more affordable. The team has created a new method to increase the production of hydrogen gas from water and electricity, a process critical to...
All we are longing for is a less polluted environment. Credit Pexels. Green hydrogen is a form of hydrogen produced using renewable energy sources, such as wind or solar power, rather than fossil fuels. It is considered a promising solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieving a more sustainable energy future. Green hydrogen is...
SpaceX's Starship. Credit: SpaceX Unless you have been extremely busy, you must have heard of SpaceX's Starship fully assembled test flight. Despite the fact that the test did not go as planned, there are good lessons to take from it. It is important to notice that such an event is still a landmark for humanity,...
Water, a vital substance for human life/ Credit: pexels.com A study published in the International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Management and Informatics has shown the potential of machine learning to forecast the water quality index, which could have significant implications for water management in both drinking water and agricultural applications. Water pollution, a concern of recent...
Two projections of the molecular structure of 1. Credit: Molecules (2022). DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196205 RUDN University chemists have produced new copper-containing metallasilsesquioxane frameworks. A few of them have proven to be effective catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons. The results are published in Molecules. What are Silsesquioxanes Silsesquioxanes are a enormous team of organosilicon compounds. They are formed of a...
Aaron Foster/Getty Images Ever since the Cambrian blast 538.8 million years earlier-- a time when most of the animal phyla we're familiar with today were established-- 5 significant mass extinction events have whittled down the biodiversity of all creatures, great and tiny. Researchers from the United States have uncovered proof of one happening earlier, around 550...
Helicobacter pylori medical illustration A nutrient that is prevalent in the human diet has been discovered to aid the survival of a cancer-causing microorganism, a recent Yale research discovers. The findings could disclose an essential target for new drugs to tackle numerous contagious diseases in human beings. The nutrient, called ergothioneine, or EGT, an identified antioxidant,...
a) Schematic illustration of the Al-Si1−xGex-Al heterostructure after the thermally induced Al-Si1−xGex exchange. b) False-color SEM image showing an actual device. The zoomed-in view shows a schematic of the epitaxially grown Si-Si1−x. Credit: Small (2022). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204178 TU Wien (Vienna) has done well in making a new sort of material usable for chip technology with germanium and silicon....
Mixed plastics are difficult to recycle, but a new process shows how it can be done.Credit: China Photos/Getty Mixtures of plastics, normally a headache to recycle, have been broken down into helpful, smaller chemical ingredients in one two-step process, reported in Science on 13th October. The plastics problem facing the globe is exacerbated by the difficulty...
