Category: Research

Researchers deepen understanding of sorghum’s response to environmental challenges

December 10, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Missouri, researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will lead a multi-institutional project to deepen the understanding of sorghum, a versatile bioenergy crop, and its response to environmental challenges. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program supports the three-year $2.5 million project for Genomics-Enabled Understanding and Advancing Knowledge […]

Moeve and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid create first Green Molecules Innovation Chair

December 9, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Spain, Moeve and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) signed an agreement to create the first Green Molecules Innovation Chair, a pioneering collaborative space created with the aim of exploring solutions that contribute to the energy transition by promoting science, innovation, and young talent. The chair will work on developing projects to produce sustainable […]

Brazilian researchers study new material capable of thermoelectric biomethane filtering

December 8, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Brazil, scientists from Unioeste are developing a research that promises to innovate in the area of renewable energies. In partnership with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and the company JMHP Carbon, the study seeks to create a new material capable of filtering biomethane through a thermoelectric process. At this stage […]

SNU researchers develop tech for simultaneous production of purified water and hydrogen

December 7, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In South Korea, Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Professor Sung Jae Kim from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering has developed a new energy-harvesting water purification system capable of producing both purified water and hydrogen simultaneously. The University noted that this innovative technology removes impurities from […]

Chinese researchers develop bamboo-based bioplastic that biodegrades in 50 days

December 4, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In China, international researchers have developed a method for making bamboo-based plastic which they say is strong enough to be used for industrial purposes but able to biodegrade in soil within 50 days. The researchers say organic-based plastics like these are often unable to handle tough conditions, making them unusable in areas such as infrastructure. […]

Korean scientists create one-pot generation of rainbow-colored bacterial cellulose

December 3, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In South Korea, integration of systems metabolic engineering with co-culture strategies that couples bacterial cellulose production with natural colorant biosynthesis enabled the one-pot generation of rainbow-colored bacterial cellulose, establishing a sustainable biomanufacturing platform that can replace petroleum-based textiles and eliminate chemical dyeing processes. A research group at KAIST has successfully developed a modular co-culture platform […]

Chinese researchers develop electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction

December 2, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In China, electrocatalytic CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR) is an effective approach for converting CO2 into high-value chemicals and promoting carbon cycling. Among CO2RR products, ethylene (C2H4), as a crucial industrial feedstock, holds extensive market demand and significant economic value. Copper (Cu)-based catalysts exhibit unique advantages in CO2RR to C2H4 conversion due to their distinctive electronic […]

Chinese researchers dig into biochar opportunities

December 1, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In China, a new comprehensive study highlights the remarkable potential of engineered biochar, a carbon-rich product derived from plant and waste biomass, for addressing one of the world’s most stubborn environmental problems: the co-contamination of water by heavy metals and organic pollutants. This joint effort, led by researchers at Guizhou University with collaborators from across […]

Biobased building material developed to enable large-scale marine restoration

November 30, 2025 | Juan Pedro Tomas

In Germany, Space Daily reported that researchers at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research have evaluated Xiriton, a construction material incorporating local grasses and seawater, for its suitability in coastal and tidal habitat restoration. Xiriton consists of chopped dried grass, volcanic pozzolan, slaked lime, shells, sand, and seawater. The team tested the material in […]

Texas A&M researchers develop Pressure Induced Carbon Capture method

November 27, 2025 | Meghan Sapp

In Texas, a new, low-cost method for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial facilities relies on a simple physical phenomenon — the same one that causes bubbles to fizz when popping a bottle of Champagne or cracking open a bottle of seltzer. The process, called Pressure Induced Carbon Capture (PICC), developed by researchers […]

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