Brian Westenhaus

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• New “Wonder Material” Could Boost Battery And Solar Cell Efficiency

  Published 22 October 2023 | viewed 18,086 times

  Researchers at University College London (UCL) have created one-atom-thick ribbons made of phosphorus alloyed with arsenic that could dramatically improve the efficiency of devices such…

• MIT Solar Breakthrough Boosts Hydrogen Efficiency

  Published 21 October 2023 | viewed 6,733 times

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed a system that can efficiently produce ‘solar thermochemical hydrogen.’ It harnesses the sun’s heat to split water and generate hydrogen –…

• Groundbreaking Dual-Purpose Batteries Store Energy And Capture CO2

  Published 19 October 2023 | viewed 7,036 times

  University of Surrey think efficient and cheap batteries that can also capture harmful CO2 emissions could be right around the corner, thanks to a new…

• Breakthrough Battery Paves The Way For Sustainable Homes

  Published 14 October 2023 | viewed 54,984 times

  A University of Cincinnati chemist envisions a future where every house is powered by renewable energy stored in safer low cost redox flow batteries. Jimmy…

• New Process Makes Green Hydrogen And Graphene From Plastic

  Published 11 October 2023 | viewed 4,511 times

  Rice University researchers have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste using a low-emissions method that generates graphene as a by-product, which could…

• Fuel Production Sees Unprecedented Efficiency With New Discovery

  Published 10 October 2023 | viewed 54,889 times

  Washington State University researchers discovered previously unknown self-sustained oscillations in the Fischer Tropsch process. They found that unlike many catalytic reactions which have one steady…

• Zirconium Nitride Outshines Platinum In Fuel Cell Performance

  Published 05 October 2023 | viewed 2,555 times

  A Tohoku University group of researchers have unraveled the mysteries behind a recently identified material – zirconium nitride (ZrN) – that helps power clean energy…

• Battery Lifespan Could Double With New Breakthrough

  Published 04 October 2023 | viewed 27,438 times

  City University of Hong Kong researchers believe they have achieved a pivotal breakthrough in battery technology that has profound implications for our energy future. The…

• Electrically Ignited Fuel: The Future Of Safe Energy

  Published 03 October 2023 | viewed 5,134 times

  University of California – Riverside chemical engineers have designed a fuel that ignites only with the application of electric current. Since it doesn’t react to…

• Breakthrough Research Revolutionizes Hydrogen Generation

  Published 30 September 2023 | viewed 25,714 times

  A City University of Hong Kong research team achieved a groundbreaking advancement in nanomaterials by successfully developing a highly efficient electrocatalyst. The catalyst can enhance…

• Revolutionary Nickel-Gold Thermoelectric Surpasses Semiconductors

  Published 28 September 2023 | viewed 4,992 times

  Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology discovered excellent thermoelectric properties of nickel-gold alloys. These can be used to efficiently convert heat into electrical energy. The…

• Hydrogen Economy Gets A Boost With Advanced Catalyst

  Published 26 September 2023 | viewed 6,467 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 30,214 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 1,907 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 9,199 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 4,134 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 3,090 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 2,255 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 6,460 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 1,174 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.…