Scientists and business leaders in Germany are collaborating to develop what they hope will be the first viable market for a carbon-neutral version of the kerosene that already powers most modern aircraft. The science is…

According to a study published in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Transition, solar parks could reduce land surface temperature by up to 2.3 degrees Celsius. As more countries pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions,…

Engineers developed a new type of battery by combining two promising battery sub-fields into a single battery. The battery incorporates a solid-state electrolyte as well as an all-silicon anode, resulting in a silicon all-solid-state battery.…

As scientists seek ways to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a number of experiments have focused on using this gas to create usable fuels. Such experiments have yielded both hydrogen and…

Nuclear energy is an excellent source of energy for space. Solar panels struggle to gather enough energy to power a spacecraft or probe as you move away from the sun, and chemical rocket fuel tanks…

The lithium-sulfur battery (Li–S battery) is a rechargeable battery with a high specific energy. Because of the low atomic weight of lithium and the moderate atomic weight of sulfur, Li–S batteries are relatively light (about…

Neither of us enjoys the odor of sewer gas. Nobody would have predicted that such gas could be converted into clean hydrogen fuel, but science has once again proven to us all that it has…

An international research team led by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI has discovered why the protective cover of the brachiopod Discinisca tenuis softens in water and hardens again in the air. The findings were published…

Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced by the pyrolysis of solid waste (e.g., agricultural solid waste and sludge from wastewater treatment plants). Biochar is inexpensive, has a large specific surface area, and has a high…

An international scientific collaboration has made significant progress toward the realization of a nearly “green” zero-net-carbon technology that will efficiently convert carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, and hydrogen into ethanol, which can be used…