A new approach to restrict man-made greenhouse gases from flowing into the atmosphere has more potential over other approaches. The approach recommends that the gases be captured at chief sources, such as fossil-fuel-burning power plants, and then be injected into deep, water-saturated rocks where they can remain stably trapped for several centuries.
Researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), North Carolina State University (NC State), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have used Bayesian statistical methods to develop a novel approach for materials characterization and as a result, to gain new insights into material structures.
A recent breakthrough to speed up the commercialization of low-cost fuel cells for stationary and automotive applications has been achieved by a team from Los Alamos National Laboratory in partnership with Yoong-Kee Choe at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology in Japan and Cy Fujimoto of Sandia National Laboratories.
A team of engineers from MIT have ignored the tradition flame and kettle method of boiling water, and developed a bubble-wrapped sponge-like device that absorbs sunlight to heat water up to boiling temperatures, creating steam through pores.
A team of researchers from Rice University have found that a calculated balance of various components in carbon-capture materials would help to isolate greenhouse gases and simplify the processing (sweetening) of natural gases.
Jellyfish skin, squid skin and human skin, have inspired a team of chemists to create materials that change texture or color as response to changes in their surroundings. They suggest that these materials will help to develop anti-glare surfaces, detect damage or moisture, or even encrypt secret messages.
Rechargeable batteries in tablets, cars and smartphones do not last forever, even though they can be repeatedly charged. Very often old batteries end up in incinerators or landfills, which could potentially harm the environment, and valuable materials continue to remain locked inside.
University of Basel physicists have successfully used an atomic force microscope to observe the working of a silver catalyst for the very first time.
Emily Cranston, an Associate Professor from the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University, has received the first KINGFA Young Investigator Award from the Cellulose and Renewable Materials Division of the American Chemical Society.
Whenever Jessica L. Bishop underwent an attack of Raynaud’s disease while she pursued her senior year at Virginia Commonwealth University, she was motivated to work harder to design a pair of “magic gloves” as part of her School of Engineering Capstone Design project.
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