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Green Material for Refrigeration Identified

April 18, 2019

When put under pressure, plastic crystals of neopentylglycol yield huge cooling effects

Chemists Use Abundant, Low-Cost, and Non-Toxic Elements to Synthesize Semiconductors

March 16, 2018

While semiconductors may not contain rare materials, many are toxic or very expensive

Researchers Tap Problematic E-Waste Surplus to Recover High-Quality Polymers

March 14, 2018

E-waste from refrigerators, televisions, computers, monitors, mobile phones, and video game consoles is an ever-increasing bu...

Scientists Discover Material Ideal for Smart Photovoltaic Windows

January 24, 2018

Berkeley Lab researchers make thermochromic windows with perovskite solar cell

Researchers Pioneer Water-Based, Eco-Friendly, and Energy-Saving Air-Conditioner

January 9, 2018

All-weather friendly cooling technology works without mechanical compressors or chemical refrigerants, and generates drinking...

Making Solar Energy More Efficient

January 5, 2018

Two doctoral students in the University of Kansas School of Architecture & Design (Arc/D) have demonstrated methods of op...

Chemists Use Electricity to Amp up Drug Manufacturing

August 11, 2017

By using a technique that combines electricity and chemistry, future pharmaceuticals may soon be easily scaled up to be manuf...

New Battery Is Activated by Your Spit

August 10, 2017

Saliva-powered battery could be helpful in extreme conditions

Green Method Developed for Making Artificial Spider Silk

July 13, 2017

The fibers are sustainable, non-toxic, and can be made at room temperature

Engineers Develop World's First 100-Percent Biodegradable, Yet Comfortable, Maxi Pad

May 17, 2017

A better sustainable sanitary pad

Researchers Invent Process to Make Sustainable Rubber, Plastics

April 25, 2017

Manmade materials could get a lot greener soon, thanks to the ingenuity of a team of scientists from three U.S. research univ...

Chemists ID Catalytic 'Key' for Converting CO2 to Methanol

March 27, 2017

Results will guide design of improved catalysts for transforming pollutant to useful chemicals

International Research Team Warns of Mineral Supply Constraints as Demand Increases for Green Technologies

March 24, 2017

Long-term solutions will require greater transparency among nations

Rutgers Professor Develops Eco-Friendly Concrete

February 13, 2017

Rutgers’ Richard Riman invented energy-efficient technology that could help limit climate change

How to Use Less Solvents in Sample Prep

February 9, 2017

Solventless sample preparation methods have been applied to a variety of sample types

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