A sustainable technique for cleaning polluted water.
Turning waste heat from solar panels into a water distillation process
Photovoltaic-membrane distillation turns waste heat from solar panels into a power source to drive an efficient water distillation process.
Building a lemon bioeconomy with green technology
Today’s green chemistry technologies open the route to a broader and richer economy for lemons, well beyond the fresh fruit and fruit juice markets.
Polymers clean up mercury, oil spills, nitrogen runoff, and more
A new class of polymers to clean up mercury pollution that can be produced sustainably on a large scale from elemental sulfur and renewable plant oils.
Recyclable Plastic Composites from Industrial Wastes
Recent research on cellulose–sulfur composites made from industrial wastes has successfully achieved all three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.
Professor Mike Timko: Waste Should Be Viewed as a Resource
Achieving zero waste won’t be easy. But, I know for sure we’ll never achieve it without deliberate effort.
The Next Generation of Smart Windows Using Carbon Dots
A new nanofluid coating provides an opportunity to reduce energy waste in the next generation of smart windows.
Aqueous Organic Dyes as Solar Fuels
Using homogeneous organic dyes as sustainable catalysts opens up new ways for a green hydrogen peroxide-based energy source.
Shower of Power
Generating electricity from the rain.
Finding a Use for Jellyfish
Biodegradable plastic made from Jellyfish.