Ford is the first automaker to develop foams and plastics using captured CO2 for its vehicle lineup
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A New Solar Cell with a CdS Layer for Improved Efficiency
A new solar cell is described that relies on a thin layer of clean CdS in which a high-field domain extracts holes from p-type emitters without having pn-junctions involved. This design is highly advantageous for increasing the efficiency of the solar cell significantly, by avoiding junction leakage and by increasing the open circuit voltage to its theoretical value approaching the band gap at T = 0 K.
High-Performance Supercapacitors from Nickel Foam
Researchers from Singapore have grown nanoporous nickel sulfide on nickel foam to generate promising electrodes for supercapacitors.
Best of Advanced Energy Materials – May
Take a look at the great cover images from the May issues and top five most downloaded articles this month.
New ultrafiltration membrane for offshore application
GE’s new ZeeWeed* 700B Ultrafiltration membrane for seawater pretreatment, removal of sulfate and suspended solids.
Recent Advances in Bioremediation
The new In Focus of Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology features work presented at the European Bioremediation Conference.
Turning Greenhouse Gas to Valuable Carbonaceous Products in High Yield
A simple and effective system for photocatalytic CO2 reduction is proposed
Tiny microbots clean up water
Max Planck researchers have developed self-propelled tiny ‘microbots’ that can remove lead or organic pollutions from contaminated water.
A biomass-derived porous carbon matrix with carbon nanotubes for enhanced Li-S battery performance
Researchers from the Hefei University of Technology and University of Science and Technology of China have improved the cathode performance in lithium-sulfur batteries by embedding carbon nanotube networks within porous carbon.
The war against climate change: have we done enough?
Opinion: We can’t have a clean-energy revolution without molecules, polymers and materials. But what have we really done to help win the war against climate change?
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