Renewable energy may now be harnessed from saltwater by means of a nanopore membrane, courtesy of researchers from Osaka University. As natural resources are depleted and become increasingly scarce,...
The development of such an enzyme opens new avenues for exploration for the use of lignin as a renewable source of energy. Lignin is the second-largest component in lignocellulosic plant biomass, but...
This novel device can wrap around hot surfaces and convert wasted heat to electricity. Tests revealed that it can maintain a 115 per cent power density advantage and produced 56.6 watts of total...
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are studying the mechanisms of brown algae and making some discoveries along...