New Technology Transforms Wet Algal Biomass Into Biogas
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, are fine-tuning a technology that transforms wet algal biomass into a biogas that is compatible with today’s...
View ArticlePECDEMO to Convert Solar Energy to Hydrogen With 8% Efficiency
Within just three years, research partners of the EU project PECDEMO are planning on developing a practical system capable of converting over 8% of solar energy into hydrogen. This could prove a real...
View ArticleStartup Invents a ‘Homemade’ Solar Lamp for Developing Countries
The Tokamak Complex basemat will be poured in fifteen segments. Pour days are scheduled this month and next to complete the Tritium Building basemat (at the far end of the Seismic Pit); ...
View ArticleMolybdenite LED Doubles as Solar Cell
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have tapped into the electronic potential of molybdenite (MoS2) by creating diodes that can emit light or...
View ArticleScientist Control Molecular Vibrations to Produce Hydrogen
The reaction that converts methane into hydrogen requires water and a catalyst. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have used a novel laser...
View ArticleNew Black Coating Makes Solar Thermal Panels Last Longer
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, created a stronger black coating for solar thermal panels that retains its original color and thereby its...
View ArticleEPFL Scientists Transform Hydrogen Gas Into Less Flammable Fuel
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have completed their solution for transforming hydrogen gas into a less flammable liquid fuel that can be safely stored and...
View ArticleMathematical Model Minimizes Electric Bus System Costs
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have created a mathematical model that helps to reduce operational and infrastructure costs of the TOSA electric bus system....
View ArticleExfoliating Method Makes Water-Splitting Catalysts More Efficient
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a new method for improving the catalysis of water-splitting reactions. The method chemically peels off the...
View ArticleStudy Provides Insight Into Immediate Oil Spill Aftermath
New findings from a field experiment carried out in the North Sea provide valuable insight into the fate of oil during the first 24 hours an accidental oil spill. It is well known that oil and water...
View ArticleEPFL Scientists Propose Cheaper Hydrogen Production Method
By replacing platinum with molybdenum in photoelectrochemical cells, scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, have developed a cheaper and scalable...
View ArticleScientists Uncover Charge Transfer Mechanism in Perovskite Solar Cells
Lead halide perovskites have recently been used as light absorbers in hybrid organic–inorganic solid-state solar cells, with efficiencies as high as 15% and open-circuit voltages of 1 V. However, a...
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