Headline: Scientists develop an affordable sensor for lead contamination

■ Release Date: 2024.5.14

■ Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

■ Keywords: lead, heavy metals, contamination

■ Abstract:

A new system could enable simple, low-cost detectors for monitoring water for lead contamination, and potentially other heavy metals as well.

Headline: Scientists generate heat over 1,000 degrees Celsius with solar power instead of fossil fuel

■ Release Date: 2024.5.15

■ Published by: Cell Press

■ Keywords: fossil fuels, solar, clean energy

■ Abstract:

Instead of burning fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, researchers in Switzerland want to use heat from the sun. The proof-of-concept study uses synthetic quartz to trap solar energy at temperatures over 1,000 C (1,832 F), demonstrating the method's potential role in providing clean energy for carbon-intensive industries.

Headline: Promising new development in solar cell technology

■ Release Date: 2024.5.15

■ Published by: Kaunas University of Technology

■ Keywords: solar, cell, perovskite

■ Abstract:

Researchers who contributed to the development of record-breaking solar cells a few years ago, expanded their invention. The self-assembled monolayers can now be applied not only in inverted but also in regular structure perovskite solar cells.

Headline: Making batteries takes a lot of lithium: Some could come from gas well wastewater

■ Release Date: 2024.5.15

■ Published by: University of Pittsburgh

■ Keywords: batteries, lithium, wastewater

■ Abstract:

A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country's demand.

Headline: Copper can't be mined fast enough to electrify the US

■ Release Date: 2024.5.15

■ Published by: University of Michigan

■ Keywords: copper, copper mine, renewable energy

■ Abstract:

Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country's electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy, according to a new study.

Headline: Carbon-capture batteries developed to store renewable energy, help climate

■ Release Date: 2024.5.15

■ Published by: DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

■ Keywords: carbon-capture, batteries, renewable energy

■ Abstract:

Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. Researchers recently created and tested two different formulations for batteries that store renewable energy; when the energy is later used, an electrochemical reaction converts industrial carbon dioxide emissions into a solid form that has the potential to be used in other products.

Headline: Shedding light on perovskite hydrides using a new deposition technique

■ Release Date: 2024.5.16

■ Published by: Shibaura Institute of Technology

■ Keywords: perovskite hydrides, conductivity, batteries

■ Abstract:

Perovskite hydrides are promising materials for various emerging energy technologies, but measuring their intrinsic hydride-ion conductivity is difficult. In a recent study, researchers address this issue using a novel laser deposition technique in an H-radical atmosphere. Using this approach, they grew thin-film single crystals of two different perovskite hydrides and characterized their hydride-ion conductivity. These efforts will bolster research on hydrogen-related materials.

Headline: Can we revolutionize the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts

■ Release Date: 2024.5.17

■ Published by: Griffith University

■ Keywords: catalyst, chemicals, circular economy

■ Abstract:

A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the industry from a linear to a circular economy.