SUPERIOR SUPERCAPACITORS
Supercapacitors are an emerging class of energy storage devices that store charge electrostatically, rather than through chemical reactions like batteries.[…]
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EV BATTERY EVOLUTION
As the use of batteries grows in EVs and other large-scale applications, the future will bring a stockpile of discarded[…]
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ELIMINATING ELECTRONIC WASTE
Over 50 million metric tons of electronic waste are produced a year. Hard-to-recycle PCBs make up much of it. At[…]
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SOLID WASTE SOLUTION
Municipal solid waste could be used as a reliable, low-emission, cost-effective feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel, reducing greenhouse gas emissions[…]
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CO2 STORAGE IN BUILDINGS
Buildings across 12 U.S. cities could store 134,863 million metric tons of carbon dioxide for the long term. Urban buildings[…]
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CARBON DIOXIDE CONVERSION
A world-class catalyst for the reverse water–gas shift reaction has been developed, transforming carbon dioxide into a key building block[…]
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BETTER BUILDING SYSTEMS
A distributed carbon nanofiber (CNF)–based direct air capture filter can absorb CO2 downstream in ventilation systems and decrease energy consumption[…]
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ADDING VALUE TO ARSENIC
A new chemical treatment turns deadly arsenic-rich groundwater waste into useful raw materials. A two-step process converts the hazardous sludge[…]
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BLESSED BIOMASS BURIAL
When plants decompose or are burnt, they release the carbon dioxide they had absorbed. To prevent this, we could bury[…]
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CLIMATE FRIENDLY COOLING SYSTEMS
Conventional cooling systems are often bulky, energy intensive and reliant on chemical refrigerants harmful to the environment. Thermoelectric refrigeration, a[…]
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