In Sweden, new research results from Linnaeus University opens for a future with more sustainably produced nanotechnology, where limited natural resources can be replaced with, among other things, maize and milk proteins. Given the wide range of areas of use, it becomes important to develop ecologically sustainable production methods and materials in nanotechnology. The production […]
In Germany, producing bioactivated carbon from renewable raw materials and covering the energy required for this in a climate-neutral manner – this is the goal of a joint research project by carbonauten GmbH and the Department of Conversion Technologies of Renewable Raw Materials at the University of Hohenheim. After the approval of the funding by […]
In Spain, the EFE news agency reports researchers at the Pablo de Olavide University produce fatty matter for biodiesel that does not come from plant cultivation but from human-generated waste that circulates through urban wastewater treatment plants. The proposal made by these UPO researchers is to use this sludge to feed a small nematode worm […]
In Massachusetts, a team of researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and around the globe has co-developed a process to convert bamboo into an ethanol fuel for powering cars and trucks. The research, funded in part by the National Science Foundation (NSF) the World Bank African Centers of Excellence program through the Pan African Materials […]
In North Carolina, the Soil Science Society of America reports that Duke University researchers led a study to determine how biochar affected microbes like fungi, as well as trees. Biochar can be produced from many things like corn cobs, rice husks or pine wood and is created through pyrolysis, where the material is heated in […]
In Australia, researchers have developed a smart and super-efficient new way of capturing carbon dioxide and converting it to solid carbon, to help advance the decarbonization of heavy industries. The carbon dioxide utilization technology from RMIT researchers is designed to be smoothly integrated into existing industrial processes. Decarbonization is an immense technical challenge for heavy […]
In Washington state, the holy grail of bio-fuel researchers is to develop a self-sustaining process that converts waste from sewage, food crops, algae and other renewable carbon sources into fuels, while keeping waste carbon out of our atmosphere and water. Much progress has been made in converting such waste to useful fuel but completing the […]
In Louisiana, a new study published in Nature Communications, Louisiana State University researchers reveal how carbohydrates interact with the aromatic polymer lignin to form plant biomass. This new information can help advance the development of better technology to use biomass for energy and materials. The Wang research team examined the nanoscale assembly of lignocellulosic components […]
In New Jersey, deploying a technique that promises to supercharge the development of biofuels, researchers at Princeton University have found a way to make yeast cultures glow when producing next generation fuels that could power cars and airplanes. The glowing cultures address a major challenge that has slowed biofuel production: developing yeast strains that produce […]
In Colorado, 10 times stronger than steel, nearly half the weight of aluminum, far stiffer than fiberglass—carbon fiber carries a package of advantages, yet is expensive and still needs perfecting to become economical for mass market vehicles. But thanks to NREL researchers and advances in biobased material design, recycling carbon fiber at an industrial scale […]
