New Brunswick NJ (SPX) Mar 05, 2020 - Physicists have unraveled a mystery behind the strange behavior of electrons in a ferromagnet, a finding that could eventually help develop high temperature superconductivity. A Rutgers co-aut
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
Houston TX (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - Now there's evidence that oil and water do mix. Sort of. Scientists at Rice University's Brown School of Engineering show that microscopic saltwater droplets emulsify crude oil when each has t
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - The biopolymer lignin is a by-product of papermaking and a promising raw material for manufacturing sustainable plastic materials. However, the quality of this naturally occurring product is not as
Troy NY (SPX) Mar 04, 2020 - From cell phones, to solar power, to electric cars, humanity is increasingly dependent on batteries. As demand for safe, efficient, and powerful energy storage continues to rise, so too does the cal
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
