Solar-to-fuel system recycles CO2 to make ethanol and ethylene

Scientists have harnessed the power of photosynthesis to convert carbon dioxide into fuels and alcohols at…

Copper catalyst yields high efficiency CO2-to-fuels conversion

Scientists have developed a new electrocatalyst that can directly convert carbon dioxide into multicarbon fuels and…

Coatings needed for concentrating solar power

Next-generation concentrating solar power (CSP) plants require high-temperature fluids, like molten salts, in the range of…

How patients are likely to respond to DNA drugs

Research could lead to improvements in treating patients with diseases caused by mutations in genes, such…

A cereal crop survives heat and drought

Scientists have published the genome sequence of Pearl millet, a drought resistant crop plant most important…

Reliance on ‘gut feelings’ linked to belief in fake news

People who tend to trust their intuition or to believe that the facts they hear are…

Relationship found between HIV risk and individual and community level educational status

African-American men who have sex with men (MSM) remain at heightened risk for HIV infection and…

‘King Tide’ mapping project

'Dress rehearsal' will help quantify local flooding risk and validate storm-surge models, while laying groundwork for…

Why bad sleep doesn’t always lead to depression

Poor sleep is both a risk factor, and a common symptom, of depression. But not everyone…

When it comes to the threat of extinction, size matters

Animals in the Goldilocks zone -- neither too big, nor too small, but just the right…