Headline: Clean, sustainable fuels made 'from thin air' and plastic waste

■ Release Date: 2023.6.19

■ Published by: University of Cambridge

■ Keywords: fuels, solar, carbon capture

■ Abstract:

Researchers have demonstrated how carbon dioxide can be captured from industrial processes -- or even directly from the air -- and transformed into clean, sustainable fuels using just the energy from the Sun.

Headline: Engineers 'strike gold' with innovation that recovers heavy metals from biosolids

■ Release Date: 2023.6.21

■ Published by: RMIT University

■ Keywords: copper, zinc, heavy metals

■ Abstract:

Engineers have developed a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to remove heavy metals, including copper and zinc, from biosolids. The team's work advances other methods for heavy-metal removal by recycling the acidic liquid waste that is produced during the recovery phase, instead of throwing it away.

Headline: Inside-out heating and ambient wind could make direct air capture cheaper and more efficient

■ Release Date: 2023.6.21

■ Published by: Georgia Institute of Technology

■ Keywords: carbon fibers, wind energy, carbon dioxide

■ Abstract:

Chemical engineers use coated carbon fibers and eliminate steam-based heating in their simpler design, which also can be powered by wind energy.

Headline: Combining twistronics with spintronics could be the next giant leap in quantum electronics

■ Release Date: 2023.6.21

■ Published by: Purdue University

■ Keywords: antiferromagnet, graphene, magnet

■ Abstract:

Quantum researchers twist double bilayers of an antiferromagnet to demonstrate tunable moiré magnetism.

Headline: Surprise! Weaker bonds can make polymers stronger

■ Release Date: 2023.6.22

■ Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

■ Keywords: polymer, polyacrylates, rubber

■ Abstract:

Chemists discovered a new way to make polymers stronger: introduce a few weaker bonds into the material. Working with polyacrylate elastomers, they could increase the materials' resistance to tearing up to tenfold by using a weaker type of crosslinker to join some of the polymer building blocks.

Headline: Physicists discover a new switch for superconductivity

■ Release Date: 2023.6.22

■ Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

■ Keywords: superconductor, iron selenide, electromagnet

■ Abstract:

A study sheds surprising light on how certain superconductors undergo a 'nematic transition' -- unlocking new, superconducting behavior. The results could help identify unconventional superconducting materials.

Headline: Perovskite Solar Cells Set New Record for Power Conversion Efficiency

■ Release Date: 2023.6.22

■ Published by: National University of Singapore

■ Keywords: perovskite, solar cells, renewable energy

■ Abstract:

Perovskite solar cells have attained now attained the extremely high efficiency rate of 24.35% with an active area of 1 cm2. This ground-breaking achievement in maximizing power generation from next-generation renewable energy sources will be crucial to securing the world's energy future.