In Canada, Government of Canada is investing in a clean energy future while strengthening Canada’s forest sector from coast to coast to coast. By finding innovative ways to leverage new market opportunities, Canada is ensuring the global competitiveness of our forest sector. Chris Bittle, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Member of […]
In Australia, a completely new-to-nature yeast chromosome has been developed, paving the way for engineered yeast to be applied to an array of industrial applications. Scientists from the ARC Center of Excellence in Synthetic Biology, Macquarie University and the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) have made a major breakthrough in yeast genome engineering, outlined in […]
In Germany, for the first time, the thermochemical production of kerosene using solar energy, water, and CO2 is demonstrated in a fully-integrated solar tower fuel plant. This work, realized within the framework of the EU Horizon 2020 project SUN-to-LIQUID, advances the technological readiness level of solar fuels production by demonstrating the technical feasibility of the […]
In Japan, a team of scientists from Nagoya Institute of Technology found a way to turn fish waste into extremely high-quality Carbon nano-onions (CNOs). The team developed a synthesis route in which fish scales extracted from fish waste after cleaning are converted into CNOs in just seconds through microwave pyrolysis. The team believes that the […]
In Illinois, yeasts play a key role in converting (“fermenting”) sugars from plants into ethanol fuel. But not all yeasts are created equal. Some are better fermenters than others because they can tolerate the harsh conditions of the bioreactors in which they’re used. Clavispora NRRL Y-50464 is just such a yeast. A team of Agricultural […]
In Germany, plant-based active ingredients have become indispensable in medicine. However, the basis for their broad application is the efficient extraction of these substances from medicinal plants. Using a novel process, scientists at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (BTU) can extract efficiently the active ingredients from essential oils. In the project “Development of a […]
In Japan, carbon nano-onions (CNOs), a form of carbon nanostructure with excellent electrical and thermal conductivities, find several applications in biomedicine, bioimaging, energy conversion, and electronics. However, conventional methods to produce them suffer from high complexity, toxicity, and energy consumption. Fortunately, scientists from the Nagoya Institute of Technology have now found a convenient and eco-friendly […]
In Mississippi, Mississippi State scientists have developed switchgrass varieties that are waking up the industry with exceptional germination rates and are ready for commercial use in the Deep South. The university is working with the Upton, Kentucky-based Roundstone Native Seed Co. to deliver the “Robusto,” “Espresso,” and “Tusca” switchgrass varieties, developed by scientists in MSU’s […]
In the UK, a new research by Cranfield University has revealed that multi-million-pound investment is urgently needed in technologies including direct air capture (DAC) if the UK aims to make ‘green’ airports a reality in the future. In the study, which focused primarily on emissions from the operational aspects of airports, researchers looked at how […]
In South Korea, hydrogen can be produced sustainably by electrocatalytic water splitting, a process where the water molecule is split into oxygen and hydrogen gas using electricity. However, the need for expensive and rare metal catalysts makes the process unfeasible for large-scale industrial use. In a new study, Chung-Ang University researchers develop an inexpensive catalyst […]
