Headline: Unlocking the potential of nickel: New study reveals how to use single atoms to turn CO2 into valuable chemical resources

■ Release Date: 2024.12.2

■ Published by: Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

■ Keywords: nickel, catalyst, electrocatalytic reduction

■ Abstract:

A study has unveiled new insights into the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 using nickel-based catalysts. The research marks a significant advancement in the quest for sustainable and efficient CO2 conversion technologies aimed to close the artificial carbon cycle.

Headline: Artificial photosynthesis learned from nature: Successfully developed new solar hydrogen production technology

■ Release Date: 2024.12.2

■ Published by: DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology)

■ Keywords: photosynthesis, solar, hydrogen

■ Abstract:

Scientists developed next-generation energy technology to produce eco-friendly hydrogen from ingredients in coffee.

Headline: Chemical structure's carbon capture ability doubled

■ Release Date: 2024.12.3

■ Published by: Oregon State University

■ Keywords: carbon dioxide, copper, ammonia gas

■ Abstract:

Scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues.

Headline: Record efficiency: Tandem solar cells made from perovskite and organic material

■ Release Date: 2024.12.3

■ Published by: University of Potsdam

■ Keywords: solar cells, perovskite, absorbers

■ Abstract:

Trying to improve the efficiency of solar cells to become independent from fossil energy sources is a major goal of solar cell research. Physicists now combine perovskite with organic absorbers to form a record-level tandem solar cell.

Headline: How non-toxic and efficient solar cells can be produced

■ Release Date: 2024.12.4

■ Published by: Linköping University

■ Keywords: solar cells, energy, solvent

■ Abstract:

Large-scale production of organic solar cells with high efficiency and minimal environmental impact. In the study, the researchers studied molecule shape and interaction in organic solar cells.

Headline: A catalyst can turn methane into something useful

■ Release Date: 2024.12.4

■ Published by: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

■ Keywords: catalyst, methane, polymers

■ Abstract:

Chemical engineers designed a catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Headline: Less is more: Why an economical Iridium catalyst works so well

■ Release Date: 2024.12.6

■ Published by: Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie

■ Keywords: iridium, catalyst, hydrogen

■ Abstract:

Iridium-based catalysts are needed to produce hydrogen using water electrolysis. Now, a team has shown that the newly developed P2X catalyst, which requires only a quarter of the Iridium, is as efficient and stable over time as the best commercial catalyst. Measurements at BESSY II have now revealed how the special chemical environment in the P2X catalyst during electrolysis promotes the oxygen evolution reaction during water splitting.

Headline: From chip shop to pit stop -- scientists make old cooking oil biofuel as efficient as diesel

■ Release Date: 2024.12.6

■ Published by: King's College London

■ Keywords: biofuel, diesel, fatty acids

■ Abstract:

A new way to produce fuels made from leftover fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel and 1000-times more efficiently than current methods a new study has suggested.