In line with international climate change mitigation targets, Japan has committed to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. To achieve this, the nation has envisaged that hydrogen will play an increasingly significant role in their future energy mix.
By Reginald Davey
13 Dec 2021
The rational management of energy consumption has become more and more crucial because of the existing issues related to energy, such as climate change impact, high electricity bills, or regional tensions among oil and gas producers.
A group of researchers from Italy developed an advanced smartphone-integrated magnifying lens with an adjustable plasmonic light-rejection filter.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
13 Dec 2021
In a recent study published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, researchers replaced organic semiconductor materials like graphene oxide substrates with metal-free cellulose nanofiber-based polymer substrate in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) to analyze organic porphyrin-type molecules.
By Bismay Prakash Rout
13 Dec 2021
In a recent study published in the journal Electrochimica Acta, researchers from China developed a 3D carbon-coated stable silicon/graphene/CNT composite to overcome the limitation of volume expansion of silicon lithium-ion batteries during the charge-discharge process to a certain extent.
By Chinmay Saraf
13 Dec 2021
Oregon State University research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with much greater efficiency and at a lower cost than is possible with current commercially available catalysts.
A group of researchers in the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling have recently conducted a study that aimed to estimate the plastic footprint of the European Union (EU).
By David J. Cross
13 Dec 2021
On July 12, 2021, the Qian Xuesen Laboratory of the Chinese Academy of Space Technology obtained the first batch of lunar samples issued by the National Space Administration and conducted research on the size, morphology, and composition of the samples.
A new copper surface that kills bacteria more than 100 times faster and more effectively than standard copper could help combat the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant superbugs.
Solar power has attracted significant attention as a key technology to reduce carbon emissions to net-zero In line with international policies.
By Reginald Davey
10 Dec 2021
Many industries increasingly require materials that possess high specific strength and low density. To this end, various advanced materials have been explored and developed by researchers in recent years, with magnesium/eggshell composites proving particularly attractive.
By Reginald Davey
10 Dec 2021
A new review presented in the Global Challenges journal uses an innovative scientometric approach and the CiteSpace software to collate and quantitatively analyze the wide range of research into bone regeneration-related graphene-based materials and their applications.
By Adrian Thompson
10 Dec 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted scientific collaborations and advances in the fabrication of antimicrobial and antiviral surface coatings; a key tool in minimizing and ideally mitigating viral and bacterial transmission to, from, and between human beings.
By Adrian Thompson
10 Dec 2021
A novel breakthrough in making nontoxic halide perovskites as solar cell materials was considered in the journal ACS Omega.
By Akhlaqul Karomah
10 Dec 2021
A recent study was published in which via a thermomechanical "thiol-epoxy" click process, biocomposite and biodegradable epoxy vitrimer adhesives (ESOBV) with active borate ester linkages were produced from epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) and a dithiol borate ester curing agent (BDB). This research was published in European Polymer Journal.
By Ibtisam Abbasi
10 Dec 2021