Developing strategies to enable solar-light driven splitting of water.
Nanotubes as Usable as Common Plastics
Researchers discover that cresols disperse carbon nanotubes at unprecedentedly high concentrations.
Dr. Dongling Ma: Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Solutions
Dr. Dongling Ma (INRS) and co-author Deepak Thrithamarassery Gangadharan talk to us about themselves, their careers, and the future of perovskite solar cell research.
Technology Needs Assessments Insights for Paris Climate Plans
Technology Needs Assessments are discussed as a useful part of the preparation of nationally determined contributions for all countries.
Modularized Production of Fuels: From Distributed, Wasted, or Stranded Feedstocks
Waste carbon could displace about 10 percent of the petroleum imported by the US, while simultaneously consuming wastes that are now economically or environmentally burdensome.
Happy Bloomin’ Chemistry: Dopamine-based Microflowers
How to pick the petals from microflowers.
Controlling Color Changes in Artificial Materials [Video]
A technique for reversibly controlling the color of materials provides insight into the color changes that occur in living organisms.
Sculpting with Graphene Foam
Rice University scientists have developed a simple way to produce conductive, three-dimensional objects made of graphenefoam.
How to Extract Clean Water from the Ground: We’re No Longer Stumped!
Tree roots and stumps help to safely and cleanly extract ground water for human consumption.
From Damaged Woods to Renewable Bioenergy
The opportunities and challenges of salvage logging of biomass after natural disturbances to supply wood-based bioenergy.