Brian Westenhaus

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• Hydrogen Economy Gets A Boost With Advanced Catalyst

  Published 26 September 2023 | viewed 5,240 times

  Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST) researchers have developed a new tantalum oxide-supported iridium catalyst that significantly boosts the oxygen evolution reaction speed. The…

• Game-Changing Titanium Dioxide Electrode Transforms CO2 To Clean Fuel

  Published 23 September 2023 | viewed 28,069 times

  Tokyo University of Science researchers have developed novel in-liquid plasma-treated titanium dioxide electrode decorated with silver nanoparticles to facilitate enhanced conversion of carbon dioxide to…

• Researchers Break Barriers In Efficient Low-Temperature Energy Conversion

  Published 21 September 2023 | viewed 1,811 times

  Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) research team has achieved significant breakthroughs in harnessing low-grade heat sources (<100° C) for efficient energy conversion.…

• Tandem Solar Cells Poised To Revolutionize Energy Market

  Published 20 September 2023 | viewed 8,573 times

  Kaunas University of Technology researchers report in a new paper on the improvements of silicon-perovskite tandem cells. In the ongoing quest for more efficient solar…

• The Future Of Lithium-ion Battery Recycling

  Published 14 September 2023 | viewed 4,016 times

  Chinese researchers have introduced a novel approach for the recovery and recycling of lithium from used Lithium Ion Batteries (LIBs). The team explored the technique…

• Cost-Effective Chromium: The Next Big Thing In Green Energy?

  Published 13 September 2023 | viewed 2,854 times

  University of Basel chemists have succeeded in replacing the rare elements osmium and ruthenium with a significantly cheaper metal. In terms of their properties, the…

• Faster, Cleaner Lithium Extraction Technique Could Boost Clean Energy Future

  Published 13 September 2023 | viewed 2,177 times

  Princeton University Engineering School researchers have developed a new approach that slashes the land and time needed to extract lithium from brine, which could dramatically…

• Engineers Unveil Game-Changing Thin-Film Solid-Sate Battery

  Published 08 September 2023 | viewed 6,357 times

  Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) engineers aim to revolutionize rechargeable batteries: Their thin-film batteries are not only safer and longer-lasting than…

• Repurposing Iron Waste For Modern Energy Storage

  Published 07 September 2023 | viewed 1,116 times

  Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Xiaowei Teng, the James H. Manning professor of Chemical Engineering at WPI, has discovered a new redox chemistry empowered by chloride ions.…

• MIT Unveils Next-Gen Carbon Capture Technology

  Published 06 September 2023 | viewed 6,202 times

    Currently when CO2 is trapped before it escapes into the atmosphere, the process requires a large amount of energy and equipment. Now MIT researchers…

• Fluorinated Aniliniums Lead To A Breakthrough In Perovskite Solar Cells

  Published 31 August 2023 | viewed 8,188 times

  Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne researchers have found a way to significantly improve the operational stability of perovskite solar cells at high temperatures, which is…

• New Research Challenges Richer Nations To Limit Energy Use

  Published 30 August 2023 | viewed 1,105 times

  A University of Leeds research team analyzed several scenarios to identify a potential solution to identify the fairest and most equitable way that governments can…

• The Science Behind A Cleaner, Greener Pipeline System

  Published 30 August 2023 | viewed 1,137 times

  Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers are reporting that mathematical modeling can show how to safely blend hydrogen with natural gas for transport in existing pipeline…

• Zinc-Air Surpasses Lithium In Major Breakthrough In Battery Tech

  Published 27 August 2023 | viewed 37,791 times

  Edith Cowan University’s recent study into the advancement of sustainable battery systems suggests zinc-air batteries have emerged as a better alternative to lithium chemistries. The…

• Gold's Game-Changing Role In Hydrogen Fuel Evolution

  Published 24 August 2023 | viewed 10,639 times

  Chiba University researchers show the hydrogen evolution reaction activity of a GoldNickel/Gold electrocatalyst increases due to surface defects formed via Nickel dealloying. Gold (Au)-based electrocatalysts…

• Innovative Electrolyzer Paves Way For Sustainable Propane Production

  Published 23 August 2023 | viewed 4,528 times

  Illinois Institute of Technology research revealed a promising breakthrough in green energy. Their design is an electrolyzer device capable of converting carbon dioxide into propane…

• Oxford Researchers Reveal How To Maximize Solid-State Battery Potential

  Published 20 August 2023 | viewed 5,308 times

  Significantly improved electric vehicle (EV) batteries could be a step closer thanks to a new study led by University of Oxford researchers. The research findings…

• Cost-Effective Catalyst To Supercharge Green Hydrogen Production

  Published 16 August 2023 | viewed 2,927 times

  An Argonne National Laboratory team has developed a new catalyst composed of elements abundant in the Earth. It could make possible the low-cost and energy-efficient…

• Recycling Breakthrough Makes Plastic Waste A High Value Commodity

  Published 15 August 2023 | viewed 188,135 times

  The world is awash in waste plastic. Wind blows it across everyone’s property. Its value is so low that no good program exists to drive…

• Simple Kitchen Ingredient Might Revolutionize Hydrogen Storage

  Published 13 August 2023 | viewed 11,400 times

  Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists are investigating the promising hydrogen storage possibilities of the common Earth-abundant salt chemistry known as baking soda. One of the…