Converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals with the help of bacteria and solar power

How electrolysis and fermentation can be combined in one system

08-Apr-2024 - Researchers at BAM have developed a new technology that uses bacteria and solar power to produce useful chemicals from CO2. In the future, this could be used in industry to reduce greenhouse gas emissions instead of releasing them into the atmosphere. Reducing the greenhouse gas CO2 is crucial to ...

Hydrogen chloride can now be stored, processed, and electrolyzed safely thanks to breakthrough

New method paves the way for safer, more sustainable hydrogen and base chemical production

05-Apr-2024 - A research team at Freie Universität Berlin led by Professor Sebastian Hasenstab-Riedel has successfully developed a method for storing and electrolyzing gaseous hydrogen chloride in the form of an ionic liquid. The method allows the hydrogen chloride created as a by-product in traditional ...

Fuel Cells: Oxidation processes of phosphoric acid revealed by tender X-rays

Options for increasing the lifetime and efficiency of fuel cells

05-Apr-2024 - The interactions between phosphoric acid and the platinum catalyst in high-temperature PEM fuel cells are more complex than previously assumed. Experiments at BESSY II with tender X-rays have decoded the multiple oxidation processes at the platinum-electrolyte interface. The results indicate that ...

Female scientist strives for sustainability in chemical industry

Dr. Özgül Agbaba is on the road to success with her start-up "MechSyn"

04-Apr-2024 - Dr. Özgül Agbaba and her start-up company, which she launched together with colleagues from the MPI für Kohlenforschung, have successfully raised more than 1.26 million euros in funding from the Federal Ministry of Economics' Exist research transfer program. The next exciting phase is now ...

Refrigerator cools by flexing artificial muscles

The new technology is based on an incredibly simple principle

04-Apr-2024 - There is room for just one small bottle in the world’s first refrigerator that is cooled with artificial muscles made of nitinol, a nickel-titanium alloy. But the mini-prototype that the team led by professors Stefan Seelecke and Paul Motzki will be presenting at the Hannover Messe from 22 to 26 ...

Non-destructive on-site analysis of organic substances using a small modular spectrometer platform

A compact and cost-effective alternative to expensive benchtop devices based on line sensors

04-Apr-2024 - Compact and ultra-compact near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy systems for the evaluation of organic substances are critical to industries as diverse as food, textiles, and pharmaceuticals. On-site, non-destructive analysis provides confidence in quality control and saves time. The non-resonant ...

Startups shaping the future of Europe’s circular economy

Green Alley Award Finalists

03-Apr-2024 - The Green Alley Award, Europe’s first and longest-running award for startups and entrepreneurs pioneering the circular economy, has announced its finalists for 2024. Six startups have been selected from a total of over 300 applications and will pitch at the Green Alley Award finals on April 25, ...

Watttron Secures €12 Million SERIES B Funding to Advance its Sustainable Packaging Mission

"Watttron's technology represents a quantum leap in sustainable packaging"

03-Apr-2024 - watttron, a leader in digital temperature control systems, has successfully raised € 12 million in SERIES B funding. The round was led by the Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) - a global venture capital fund focused on circular innovation and jointly managed by European-based Demeter and North ...

Artificial intelligence boosts super-resolution microscopy

New generative model calculates images more efficient than established approaches

03-Apr-2024 - Generative artificial intelligence (AI) might be best known from text or image-creating applications like ChatGPT or Stable Diffusion. But its usefulness beyond that is being shown in more and more different scientific fields. In their recent work, to be presented at the upcoming International ...

Battery material for the sodium-ion revolution

02-Apr-2024 - Powerful, safe and environmentally friendly - sodium-ion batteries have many advantages over conventional batteries. As they do not contain any critical raw materials such as lithium or cobalt, they could also make applications such as stationary energy storage and electromobility much cheaper. ...