Berkeley Lab researchers identify key intermediate steps in artificial photosynthesis reaction.
This week in the materials industry: January 31st 2014
Headlines from the last seven days of materials science industry news.
Studying the gasification of pinewood char
Purdue University researchers show potential benefits of pinewood char as synthetic fuel source.
Book Review: Nanotechnology for the Energy Challenge
Professor Nazario Martín, University Complutense of Madrid and IMDEA-Nanoscience, reviews the second edition of this book, edited by Javier García-Martínez.
Audi opens power-to-gas facility
Audi opens an e-gas plant in Werlte making it the first automobile manufacturer to develop a chain of sustainable energy carriers.
Climate Conundrum
Sustainability – solar fuels from the sun, not fossil fuels from the earth.
MIT microchip survives radiation of a trip to Mars
DNA-sequencing microchip functions after exposure to radiation doses similar to those that might be expected during a robotic expedition to Mars.
Optimizing electrodes with new analytical methods
Micro-computed X-ray tomography and microfluidic-based electrochemical analysis give new insights into into electrode structure-performance relationships.
Developing a high-temperature AFM
New hydrothermal atomic force microscope under development at Wright could hit 250 degrees.
Take-Off with Kerosene Made From Algae
Twelve partners from science, research, and industry joint together to develop kerosene from algae.