Unlike conventional solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity that must be stored in heavy batteries, the new device essentially does the work of plants, converting atmospheric carbon dioxide into fuel

When the going gets tough, the tough get growing

The ‘green’ grass of home

Technique controls toxicity of ionic liquids, could lower cost by recycling key ingredient

Researchers modeled soil carbon sequestration rates for five crops

These renewable resources include agricultural, forestry and algal biomass, as well as waste

New trees have a better growth rate and denser wood than natives, and can produce fiber year-round

Aalto University researchers have broken the world record by fourteen fold in the energy resolution of thermal photodetection

Nanoscale images by Berkeley Lab researchers yield surprise that could push efficiency to 31 percent

While the world has shown an improvement from current policy and no-policy scenarios, it still falls short of the 2C target, not to mention the hopeful goal of 1.5C warming

Fundamental enzyme study leads to increased access to bioenergy feedstocks and improves ethanol yield by modifying plant cell wall structures

Newly-discovered strategy allows bacterium to survive exposure to oxygen, when light could otherwise harm it