Energy, fuels and sustainable energy – Page 25
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ResearchSolar cell produces electricity come rain or shine
All-weather cell turns salty raindrops into capacitors
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OpinionHow renewable energy subsidies stopped being a hot topic
Once a key issue in US politics, solar, wind and corn ethanol subsidies have been victims of their own success
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NewsCanada to finalise carbon tax in just two months time
Prime minister announces nationwide carbon pricing will start in 2018 at C$10 per tonne
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Research13,000-strong MOF menagerie fuels search for hydrogen storage solution
Researchers find promising hydrogen storage materials by virtually screening more than 13,000 metal–organic frameworks
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ResearchMicroscale chisel unearths current flow through solar cell
Defects may actually help improve working of popular photovoltaic device
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OpinionHow to warn future civilisations about radioactive waste
Informing future societies about radioactive waste disposal sites is a unique challenge
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NewsRenewable energy now cheaper than some fossil fuels
Assessment suggests renewables costs will plummet by 2020
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NewsUK gives go-ahead for new nuclear plants
Hinkley Point project can proceed but financial safeguards will be enforced on investors
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ResearchBattery material could let people keep their cool
Nanoporous polyethylene clothes would be transparent to body heat, but reflect visible light
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ResearchRing-locking holds the key to levoglucosan production
Functionalising sugars could help to unlock the potential of biomass in chemical synthesis
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NewsEdible batteries offer power without toxic metals
Melanin-based batteries could lead to safer ingestible medical devices
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ResearchBubble-wrapped composite boils water in the cold light of day
School science project inspires cheaper way to desalinate water
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NewsFungi eat up old batteries and spit out metals
Lithium and cobalt can be recycled from worn out lithium-ion batteries in low energy process thanks to fungal acids
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ResearchMembranes promise to slash energy needed to separate hydrocarbons
ExxonMobil-backed study allows reverse osmosis of hard-to-distinguish para-xylene and ortho-xylene
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ResearchEnergy equals chemistry
Dan Nocera shares his thoughts on the future and discusses chemistry’s identity crisis
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NewsHinkley Point investor faces espionage charges
Nuclear firm allegedly obtained US information and expertise without government approval
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ResearchA picture perfect power source
Researchers develop ultra-thin supercapacitors that can be printed onto paper