8+ hour, 8+ min ago  (625+ words) Extending the lifetime of lithium-ion batteries is essential for advancing electric vehicles and renewable energy storage. In this light, researchers have made significant progress in understanding the electrochemical processes that drive battery degradation. However, they have paid less attention to…...

4+ week, 9+ hour ago  (447+ words) Alkaline electrolyzers are the most established and widely used technology for electrolysis, serving as a crucial source of industrial hydrogen production for more than a century." Image Credit:"Power to Hydrogen As the demand for affordable, scalable, and reliable clean…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (533+ words) Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries power increasingly more of our world. And yet, even as places like the U. S. , Europe, and Australia have abundant lithium resources within their borders, China dominates global lithium refining. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (610+ words) Researchers in Germany have taken a major step toward making green hydrogen commercially viable, unveiling a solar-powered system that converts sunlight into hydrogen fuel with a record-breaking 31. 3 % efficiency under real outdoor conditions. Published in Communications Engineering, the breakthrough addresses how…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (408+ words) The team synthesized high-quality single crystals through controlled co-crystallization to validate the predictions. X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the formation of distinct 0 D and 1 D perovskite phases. Additional techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), revealed…...

3+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (93+ words) Download this free AZo Cleantech Year in Review to discover the breakthroughs and challenges that shaped 2025. Proven Syn COR ATR delivers low-carbon syngas for blue hydrogen and ammonia. This product profile explains how to monitor gas concentrations in real-time using…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago  (174+ words) Pittcon, the nation's largest laboratory science conference, announces that Dr. Omar Yaghi, the 2025 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, will be the Wallace H. Coulter keynote lecturer at Pittcon 2027, held in Pittsburgh, PA, April 24-28, 2027. "We are absolutely thrilled to have…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (565+ words) Scientists have developed a new material that can use sunlight and water to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into carbon monoxide (CO) " a key building block for making fuels, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other everyday chemicals. The finding, led by The University of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (467+ words) Previous efforts in plastic waste conversion have shown that catalytic pyrolysis can significantly alter product profiles compared to thermal pyrolysis alone. Biochar derived from agricultural residues has emerged as a promising catalyst owing to its porosity, surface chemistry, and functionalization…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (441+ words) Researchers have found a way to fabricate film-thin membranes imbued with super strength that could extend the durability of decarbonization technologies. Chemical engineers at The University of Queensland are harnessing an intricate building technique to produce hyper-thin film membranes that…...