New plastic can be recycled repeatedly
SCIENTISTS at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory (LBNL) hav...
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A novel process for democratised fertiliser production
RESEARCHERS from the University of Tokyo (UTokyo), Japan have developed a bench-scale ammonia pro...
Australian hydrogen energy storage project receives US$2.4m investment
RESEARCHERS in Australia have received a A$3.5m (US$2.4m) investment to develop a system that sto...
Reducing the energy required to produce greener chemicals
PRODUCING useful chemicals from carbon dioxide via electrolysis typically has a high energy consu...
New process improves efficiency of isobutanol production
RESEARCHERS have developed a new process for producing the biofuel isobutanol more economically.
Novel epoxide synthesis
RESEARCHERS at MIT have developed a novel method for epoxide synthesis which could offer a safer ...
A tougher bioplastic for food packaging
ADDING rubber to bioplastic to make it less brittle has led to the development of a new type of b...
A novel EOR surfactant
SCIENTISTS at Swansea University, UK have developed a novel, ‘green’ surfactant which improves oi...
Threads that change colour in response to certain gases
A NEW method for dying threads could be used to create smart clothing that changes colour in the ...
Carbon-negative concrete wins inaugural CCUS prize
A CARBON-NEGATIVE form of concrete has won an inaugural prize that recognises the potential of us...
Dual-polymer hydrogel can respond dynamically to its environment
A HYDROGEL has been developed that can bend, twist, or stick together when exposed to certain sol...
New process speeds up the production of biofuel from microorganisms
A PROCESS for converting algae to biofuel has been developed that is significantly less energy-in...
UK fusion research centre granted contract extension
JOINT European Torus (JET), a fusion energy research centre in the UK, has had its contract exten...
BASF opens new research centre
BASF has opened a new research centre for catalyst and process development.
Using AI to improve drug development
SCIENCE and technology company Merck is collaborating with Iktos to use Iktos’ artificial intelli...
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