Moscow, Russia (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - Scientists have created new superconducting compounds of hydrogen and praseodymium, a rare-earth metal, one substance being quite a surprise from the perspective of classical chemistry. The study he
Espoo, Finland (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - Graphene, a single sheet of carbon atoms, has many extreme electrical and mechanical properties. Two years ago, researchers showed how two sheets laid on top of each other and twisted at just the ri
Chicago IL (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - Scientists have been interested in superconductors - materials that transmit electricity without losing energy - for a long time because of their potential for advancing sustainable energy productio
Yeongi-gun, South Korea (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - Biofuel is often touted as a clean fuel, but the fact that it is made using food sources is a major drawback. To address this issue, there has been continuous research on the development of second-g
Montreal (AFP) March 3, 2020 - A Canadian oil-services company apologized Monday after an outcry over a sticker that showed their logo under a sexualized image targeting Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Frankfurt Am Main (AFP) March 3, 2020 - Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler said Tuesday it aims to slash average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from new cars sold in Europe by 20 percent in 2020, as EU-wide limits bite.
Gottingen, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2020 - Vegetable oil biofuels are increasingly being used as an alternative to fossil fuels despite the growing controversy regarding their sustainability. In a new study led by the University of Gottingen
Beijing (SPX) Feb 28, 2020 - A research group led by Prof. WANG Feng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences recently developed a photocatalytic method for the conversion of biopo
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 28, 2020 - A new method developed by a team of Waseda University scientists led by Professor Yasushi Sekine may contribute to reducing the use of fossil fuels and help prevent global warming in the long-run.
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 - Fusion may be the future of clean energy. The same way the sun forces reactions between light elements, such as hydrogen, to produce heavy elements and heat energy, fusion on Earth can generate elec
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 - A new type of battery combines negative capacitance and negative resistance within the same cell, allowing the cell to self-charge without losing energy, which has important implications for long-te
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 - In today's narrative of climate change, pollution, and diminishing resources, one fuel could be a game-changer within the energy industry: hydrogen. When burned in a combustion engine or in an elect
Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Feb 27, 2020 - A key hurdle facing fusion devices called stellarators - twisty facilities that seek to harness on Earth the fusion reactions that power the sun and stars - has been their limited ability to maintai
London (AFP) Feb 26, 2020 - British oil giant BP said Wednesday that it will quit three US-based trade bodies as part of a review of climate policy under new chief executive Bernard Looney.
Sydney (AFP) Feb 25, 2020 - Norwegian energy firm Equinor said Tuesday it has abandoned an oil exploration project in the pristine Great Australian Bight, the third international company to withdraw controversial plans to drill in the isolated southern waters.
Juba (AFP) Feb 24, 2020 - South Sudan's main rivals are once again uncomfortably sharing power, but analysts warn it will be a long and perilous path to peace for the war-ravaged nation.
