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Newswise: U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research
Released: 23-Feb-2024 9:05 AM EST
U.S. Department of Energy awards Argonne National Laboratory $4 million for energy-efficient microchip research
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne awarded $4 million to research new materials to develop energy-efficient microchips.

Released: 20-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
Media Tip: An ingredient in toothpaste may make electric cars go farther
Argonne National Laboratory

An ingredient in many toothpastes is sodium fluoride, a compound of fluorine. It is added to protect teeth against decay. But compounds containing fluorine have other practical uses that might surprise you. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory scientists have discovered a fluoride electrolyte that could protect a next generation battery against performance decline.

Newswise: A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been
Released: 15-Feb-2024 1:15 PM EST
A battery’s hopping ions remember where they’ve been
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Scientists discover that ions hopping through a battery electrolyte can reverse direction in response to a jolt of voltage and briefly return to their previous positions – .the first indication that the ions remembered, in a sense, where they had just been.

Newswise: 3D printed nanocellulose upscaled for green architectural applications
Released: 7-Feb-2024 10:05 AM EST
3D printed nanocellulose upscaled for green architectural applications
Chalmers University of Technology

For the first time, a hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material.

Released: 5-Feb-2024 2:05 PM EST
Green steel from toxic red mud
Max Planck Society (Max-Planck-Gesellschaft)

An economical process with green hydrogen can be used to extract CO2-free iron from the red mud generated in aluminium production.

Newswise: Major climate benefits with electric aircraft
Released: 23-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Major climate benefits with electric aircraft
Chalmers University of Technology

The team examined a commercially available battery-electric aircraft with two seats, the “Pipistrel Alpha Electro”, in the life cycle assessment.

Newswise: Office air conditioning can reduce the risk of harm from wildfire smoke
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Office air conditioning can reduce the risk of harm from wildfire smoke
University of Technology, Sydney

Air conditioning doesn't just cool the air – it can also reduce the risk of harm from wildfire smoke, new research led by the University of Technology Sydney suggests.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
New sustainable method for creating organic semiconductors
Linkoping University

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a new, more environmentally friendly way to create conductive inks for use in organic electronics such as solar cells, artificial neurons, and soft sensors. The findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, pave the way for future sustainable technology.

Newswise: Researchers release solar power data software to increase clean energy generation
Released: 17-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Researchers release solar power data software to increase clean energy generation
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

The software tool sorts through messy data to reveal what’s really going on with solar panels on cloudy and sunny days.

Newswise: Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
Released: 17-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities
Argonne National Laboratory

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory studied how insect communities responded to newly established habitats on solar energy facilities built on retired agricultural land. At the end of five years, all habitat and biodiversity metrics increased.

Newswise: Measurement Technique Sheds New Light on Semiconductors for Solar Fuels
Released: 10-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Measurement Technique Sheds New Light on Semiconductors for Solar Fuels
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Semiconductors in photoelectrochemical cells can convert water into hydrogen for fuel. To develop this technology, researchers have developed a technique to measure these devices’ photovoltage, or energy output, quantitively. The technique avoids the difficulty of attaching wires to the front of the semiconductors in contact with water.

Newswise: How black silicon, a prized material used in solar cells, gets its dark, rough edge
Released: 9-Jan-2024 10:30 AM EST
How black silicon, a prized material used in solar cells, gets its dark, rough edge
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have developed a new theoretical model explaining one way to make black silicon, an important material used in solar cells.

Newswise: Binghamton University professor and Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham wins 2023 VinFuture Grand Prize
Released: 2-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Binghamton University professor and Nobel Laureate Stanley Whittingham wins 2023 VinFuture Grand Prize
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University, State University of New York Distinguished Professor and Nobel Laureate M. Stanley Whittingham has been chosen as the joint winner of the $3 million 2023 VinFuture Grand Prize in recognition of his contributions to the invention of lithium-ion batteries.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
Newswise

With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Released: 7-Dec-2023 2:15 PM EST
Looking for unique stories about the winter holidays? Check out the Winter Holidays channel
Newswise

It's the moooost wonderful time...of the year! Are you looking for new story ideas that are focused on the winter holiday season? Perhaps you're working on a story on on managing stress and anxiety? Perhaps you're working on a story on seasonal affective disorder? Or perhaps your editor asked you to write a story on tracking Santa? Look no further. Check out the Winter Holidays channel.

       
Released: 22-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
“Not dead yet” - Oxford experts identify interventions that could rescue 1.5°C
University of Oxford

To meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and limit global heating to 1.5°C, global annual emissions will need to drop radically over the coming decades. Today [22 Nov]

Newswise: How green investors can make a difference
Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
How green investors can make a difference
University of Utah

To demonstrate this point, Professor Chong Shu and his colleagues Matthew Kahn and John Matsusaka from the University of Southern California examined the 30 largest state pension funds benefiting public employees, with a total of $5 trillion in assets under management. Funds were defined as “green” and “not green” according to the political party of the state’s governor or the fund’s board of trustees.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Dams now run smarter with AI
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)

Researchers use deep learning to predict dam water levels and understand decision-making processes, potentially averting future flooding.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:20 AM EST
From Farm to Newsroom: The Latest Research and Features on Agriculture
Newswise

The world’s total population is expected to reach 9.9 billion by 2050. This rapid increase in population is boosting the demand for agriculture to cater for the increased demand. Below are some of the latest research and features on agriculture and farming in the Agriculture channel on Newswise.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
A new blueprint for designing high-performance batteries
Argonne National Laboratory

Discovery of “cooperative” interactions among battery components points to an exciting new approach for designing batteries beyond lithium-ion.

Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
From CO2 to green chemicals—researchers are one step closer
Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

An international research team at DTU has increased the shelf life of electrolyzers that convert CO2 from half a day to 100 hours. This is good news for companies working with the process. The findings were recently published in Nature Catalysis

Newswise: Battery Energy Storage Systems Are Here: Is Your Community Ready?
Released: 14-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Battery Energy Storage Systems Are Here: Is Your Community Ready?
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Battery energy storage systems are being proposed in municipalities across the U.S. PNNL researchers can help community planners guide safe siting and operations.

Newswise: New tool models viability of closed-loop geothermal systems
Released: 14-Nov-2023 9:50 AM EST
New tool models viability of closed-loop geothermal systems
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories researchers have used computer models of closed-loop geothermal systems to determine if they would be economically viable sources of renewable energy. They found that the cost of drilling would need to decrease significantly to hit cost targets.

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Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
New Study Finds Electric Vehicles Are Driven Less Than Gas Cars
George Washington University

One of the largest studies to date finds the current generation of EV owners drive far fewer miles than owners of gas vehicles, translating to lower emissions savings from EVs.

   
Released: 6-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Media Tip: A call for better energy system models to enable a decarbonized future
Argonne National Laboratory

Leading modeling experts from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and other institutions are sounding the alarm about the urgent need for improved energy system models in a recent Nature Energy paper.

Newswise: Media Tip: Argonne tool helps map out where to develop clean energy infrastructure
Released: 6-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Media Tip: Argonne tool helps map out where to develop clean energy infrastructure
Argonne National Laboratory

The Geospatial Energy Mapper (GEM) from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is an interactive online mapping tool with an extensive catalog of mapping data for energy planning.

Newswise: Pairing artificial intelligence with award-winning battery health measurement technology
Released: 1-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Pairing artificial intelligence with award-winning battery health measurement technology
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Industry needs better ways to diagnose the batteries that power these devices to ensure their safety, performance and reliability from inception to recycling.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
A sustainable alternative to air conditioning
McGill University

As the planet gets hotter, the need for cool living environments is becoming more urgent. But air conditioning is a major contributor to global warming since units use potent greenhouse gases and lots of energy.

Newswise: Binghamton University-led battery initiative named federal Tech Hub
Released: 30-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University-led battery initiative named federal Tech Hub
Binghamton University, State University of New York

​The federal government designated the New Energy New York (NENY) project led by Binghamton University a hub for battery innovation.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
Microdroplets, macro results: Beckman researchers pursue Energy Earthshots
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Researchers at the Beckman Institute will conduct electrochemical reactions in microdroplets to produce clean hydrogen, sequester carbon dioxide, and store renewable energies like wind and solar inexpensively and sustainably. Their project, called DROPLETS, received $4.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science through its Energy Earthshots Initiative.

Newswise: Entrepreneurship program at Argonne opens applications for startups
Released: 26-Oct-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Entrepreneurship program at Argonne opens applications for startups
Argonne National Laboratory

Chain Reaction Innovations, the entrepreneurship program at Argonne National Laboratory, seeks innovators to embed at Argonne and develop their clean energy or climate technologies.

Newswise: Non-powered dams offer opportunity for clean energy
Released: 26-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Non-powered dams offer opportunity for clean energy
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)

Ninety-seven percent of U.S. dams don’t make electricity. A new tool could help tap that resource.

Released: 26-Oct-2023 10:05 AM EDT
A potentially cheaper and 'cooler' way of hydrogen transport
Kyushu University

Researchers develop a compound that can store hydrogen energy at room-temperature for an extended period of time

Released: 24-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Rocks may hold key to storing intermittent renewable energy, expanding its use
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories is collaborating with New Mexico-based CSolPower LLC to develop an affordable method of storing energy from renewable sources. The primary goal of the partnership is to transition to zero-carbon solar and wind energy for generating electricity.

Newswise: ORNL scientists close the cycle on recycling mixed plastics
Released: 20-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
ORNL scientists close the cycle on recycling mixed plastics
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory used carefully planned chemical design, neutron scattering and high-performance computing to help develop a new catalytic recycling process. The catalyst selectively and sequentially deconstructs multiple polymers in mixed plastics into pristine monomers. The new organocatalyst has proven to efficiently and quickly deconstruct multiple polymers — in around two hours. Such polymers include those used in materials such as safety goggles (polycarbonates), foams (polyurethanes), water bottles (polyethylene terephthalates) and ropes or fishing nets (polyamides), which together comprise more than 30% of global plastic production. Until now, no single catalyst has been shown to be effective on all four of these polymers.

Newswise: A revolution in the making
Released: 13-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
A revolution in the making
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory is shaping Industry 4.0 with groundbreaking research into advanced ways of making things more effective, efficient and economical, using the most cutting-edge materials and processes, with the lowest possible environmental impact.

Newswise: Novel catalyst for green production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
Released: 13-Oct-2023 2:05 AM EDT
Novel catalyst for green production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals
National University of Singapore (NUS)

Scientists from the National University of Singapore have developed an innovative catalyst that achieves a significantly lower carbon footprint, paving the way for greener chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

Released: 12-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
Plastic production via advanced recycling lowers GHG emissions
Argonne National Laboratory

Research by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory reveals that recycling post-use plastic through pyrolysis can reduce GHG emissions by 18-23%. Approach can potentially enhance sustainability by minimizing waste and fossil resource reliance.

Released: 4-Oct-2023 10:20 AM EDT
University of Chicago’s Polsky Center Launches New Cleantech Accelerator, Resurgence
University of Chicago

The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) are pleased to announce the launch of Resurgence, a new cleantech accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures.

18-Sep-2023 3:45 PM EDT
Upgrading iron and steel plants could save equivalent of two years of global carbon emissions
University College London

Upgrading, or retrofitting, the world's iron and steel processing plants early could reduce carbon emissions by up to 70 gigatonnes by 2050, roughly equivalent to two years' worth of net global carbon emissions, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

Newswise: ‘Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works
Released: 13-Sep-2023 11:50 AM EDT
‘Computer vision’ reveals unprecedented physical and chemical details of how a lithium-ion battery works
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Looking at X-ray movies with computer vision gives researchers an incredible new view of how nanoparticles in a lithium-ion battery electrode work during charging and discharging.

Newswise: Applications Open for Graduate Programs in Chemistry and Green Chemistry & Sustainability (Semester 2/2023)
Released: 31-Aug-2023 8:55 AM EDT
Applications Open for Graduate Programs in Chemistry and Green Chemistry & Sustainability (Semester 2/2023)
Chulalongkorn University

The Master and Doctoral Degrees Programs in Chemistry and Green Chemistry & Sustainability, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University are now accepting applications for the second semester of academic year 2023.

Newswise: Jefferson Lab Receives 2023 EPEAT Purchaser Award
Released: 29-Aug-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Jefferson Lab Receives 2023 EPEAT Purchaser Award
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab’s staff and scientific users need all kinds of electronics to do their jobs, including computers, smartphones, printers and more.

Newswise: Rechargable revolution
Released: 29-Aug-2023 3:05 AM EDT
Rechargable revolution
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

The Empa spin-off BTRY wants to revolutionize rechargeable batteries: Their thin-film batteries are not only safer and longer-lasting than conventional lithium-ion batteries, they are also much more environmentally friendly to manufacture and can be charged and discharged in just one minute. For now, the battery is very small, but the founders have big plans for it.

Newswise: Thicker, denser, better: New electrodes may hold key to advanced batteries
Released: 28-Aug-2023 4:35 PM EDT
Thicker, denser, better: New electrodes may hold key to advanced batteries
Penn State Materials Research Institute

To improve battery performance and production, Penn State researchers and collaborators have developed a new fabrication approach that could make for more efficient batteries that maintain energy and power levels.

Released: 23-Aug-2023 8:30 AM EDT
Solar powered irrigation: a game-changer for small-scale farms in sub-Saharan Africa
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

A new study, published in Environmental Research Letters, finds that standalone solar photovoltaic irrigation systems have the potential to meet more than a third of the water needs for crops in small-scale farms across sub-Saharan Africa.



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