Professor Ozin asks the question; do we want war or peace with CO2?
Energy
International Year of Light: Black Silicon Photovoltaics
This month’s International Year of Light article reviews the optoelectronic properties of black silicon and gives guidelines how to optimize the relevant physical parameters.
Substitute non-renewable raw materials with sugar
The Dutch company AkzoNobel and partners are looking to turn sugar beet into raw materials.
Na1.1V3O7.9 nanobelts as cathode material for Na-ion batteries
Pure single crystalline nanostructures investigated by Chinese research team.
Paper-Based electrocatalysts for enhanced oxygen evolution reactions
A novel electrocatalyst system with long-term stability, based on cellulose paper and graphene, has been developed by for the oxygen reduction reaction.
Advanced anode material for lithium-ion batteries
A facile two-step synthesis for the fabriaction of advanced anode materials based on graphene oxide-supported ZnCo2O4 for lithium-ion batteries is reported.
Faster Manufacturing of Stainless Steel Tanks
Roeco Inox has developed a new system of tank manufacturing which reduces the production time by 30% and also decreases the amount of necessary welding.
Solar Refinery: Can we have our carbon cake and eat it too?
Professor Ozin explores the feasability of a solar refinery for making fuels and chemicals from CO2, H2O and sunlight.
A promising anode candidate for the next generation lithium-ion batteries
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University report on a red phosphorus-graphene nanosheet hybrid as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries.
Light to work to electricity: photopiezoelectric polymer composites
Light is transduced to electrical energy in photopiezoelectric polymer composites based on azobenzene-functionalized polyimides and polyvinylidene fluoride
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