Efficient water harvesting from the atmosphere has become a significant focus for researchers aiming to address global water scarcity, reduce humidity, and ensure comfort in everyday life. While water-adsorption polymers have played a crucial role in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, their reuse has been hampered by energy-intensive [...]
An international collaboration of academics from Jilin University, NYU Abu Dhabi’s Smart Materials Lab, and the Center for Smart Engineering Materials has made a groundbreaking contribution to sustainable water harvesting. The team, led by Professor Pance Naumov, has created a new crystalline substance. That can collect water from fog without [...]
Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) developed an innovative solution to this problem by turning CO2 to ethanol, a renewable resource for chemical uses. “We can remove the greenhouse gas CO2 from the environment and reintroduce it into a sustainable carbon cycle,” stated Professor Carsten Streb of the JGU [...]
Rice University researchers have developed an enhanced electrochemical reactor that promises a hopeful leap forward in making direct air capture (DAC)—the process of collecting carbon dioxide (CO₂) directly from the atmosphere—more energy efficient. This innovative design has the potential to significantly reduce carbon emissions and promote effective CO₂ mitigation solutions [...]
A recent study released by the Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto highlights the potential health advantages of the widespread EV adoption in the US. The analysis indicates that by lowering air pollution, this shift might have a billion-dollar positive impact on population health. Particularly, [...]
The understanding of bacterial photosynthesis has advanced significantly because of the work of researchers from the University of Liverpool and their international partners. The complex structures of important photosynthetic protein complexes in purple bacteria. This revealed through the use of cutting-edge imaging techniques. This work could open the door for [...]
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the crucial technologies for reducing global temperature rise to far below 2°C, ideally 1.5°C, compared to pre-industrial levels. However, a recent study performed by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the University of Bergen in Norway predicts that without rapid expansion [...]
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a game-changing solar-powered desalination technology that could transform access to fresh water in coastal and island nations. The researchers developed a highly efficient technology that uses solar power to convert seawater into drinking water via evaporation. This breakthrough arrives at a critical [...]
The efficient conversion of sunlight into electrical power or other types of energy starts with a Game-Changing Light-Harvesting System. Ideally, this device should be panchromatic, collecting all visible light. This is critical for optimizing energy conversion and increasing the overall effectiveness of solar technology. Plant and bacteria’s light-collecting antennae are [...]
Cement is arguably the most widely utilized construction product in the world. With a little tinkering, it may also help energy storage. On a laboratory workstation in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a collection of polished black-colored concrete cylinders lies in liquid and is entangled with cables. They don’t appear to be accomplishing [...]
