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22 February 202420 February 2024

UC engineers’ CO2 conversion helps industry, addresses climate

National research team led by UC professor develops more efficient system to address climate change - a new approach to converting CO2 into ethylene

16 November 202313 November 2023

MIT design would harness 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel

Conventional systems for producing hydrogen depend on fossil fuels, but the new system uses only solar energy

Thermochemischer Wasserstoff: Solar-Reaktor soll umweltfreundlichen Treibstoff herstellen

Solarer thermochemischer Wasserstoff (STCH) ist eine völlig emissionsfreie Alternative, da er ausschließlich aus erneuerbarer Sonnenenergie erzeugt wird

4 May 202228 April 2022

First ‘MechanicalTree’ installed on ASU’s Tempe campus

Carbon Collect’s MechanicalTree, based on the research of ASU engineer Klaus Lackner, will collect carbon from the atmosphere and help fight climate change

9 February 20223 February 2022

Mechanische Wälder in Arizona sollen das Klimagas CO2 aus der Atmosphäre saugen

"Bäume" sind aufrechtstehende Rohre mit einer Reihe von Scheiben, die das Kohlendioxid tausend Mal effizienter als die "natürlichen Kollegen" einfangen sollen

16 September 201915 September 2019

Extracting clean fuel from sunlight

Researchers at ASU’s are exploring new technologies that could pave the way to clean, sustainable energy to help meet daunting global demand

7 November 20186 November 2018

ASU team unravels key mysteries of spider silk

Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin

27 August 201822 August 2018

Contact lenses a source of microplastic pollution?

Arizona State scientists report 1st nationwide study showing environmental costs of lenses

2 July 201828 June 2018

The next big home design trend? Bacteria

Outfit the nursery with living wallpaper, bacteria-made diapers, and an algae composter

15 January 20189 September 2021

The Materials Industry Is Pitching In to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

These companies are utilizing alternative technologies to reduce - and reuse - carbon dioxide emissions

12 September 20178 September 2017

Fermentation Frontiers: Top 10 Trendlines in industrial biotech fermentation

The targets are diversifying and cellulosics themselves are shifting gears from process to feedstocks

17 July 201713 July 2017

Solving a sweet problem for renewable biofuels and chemicals

ASU scientists harness the trial-and-error power of evolution to coax nature into revealing answer to energy challenge

1 March 201728 February 2017

A global corporate market for low-carb fuels: The Digest’s 2017 Multi-Slide Guide to Below50

Below50 is a game-changing collaboration designed to grow a global corporate market for the best-of-breed sustainable low-carbon transport fuels (LCTFs)

28 July 20169 September 2021

ASU Researchers Explore Idea of Creating Fuels from Thin Air

Not all liquid fuels are fossil fuels, and fuels don’t have to be dirty

19 February 201612 February 2016

New method opens crystal clear views of biomolecules

Fundamental discovery triggers paradigm shift in crystallography

Neue Methode zeigt Biomoleküle kristallklar

Grundlegende Entdeckung läutet Paradigmenwechsel in der Kristallographie ein

30 October 201528 October 2015

Aora Tulip to ‘grow’ over Ethiopia for solar power

Israeli solar-biogas technology developer Aora Solar will develop renewable energy installations in Ethiopia

26 August 201524 August 2015

DOE funds 2 algae biomass projects under Carbon Capture Program

16 projects to receive funding through Carbon Capture Program, including two focused on algae

14 August 201512 August 2015

State-of-the-Art Algae PBRs

Photobioreactor manufacturers detail their latest designs and performance metrics and provide project updates from around the globe

27 July 20159 September 2021

Suck it up and store it for later

Scientists are building a system that could turn atmospheric CO₂ into fuel

21 July 201517 July 2015

$18 Million Algae Biofuel Blast From US Energy Department

The ultimate aim is to bring the cost of algae down to a cost of $3 compared to gasoline by 2030

28 October 201427 October 2014

Cooper Tire begins testing tires made with guayule component

Cooper and Consortium Partners Update Progress on $6.9 Million Grant to Develop Guayule Polymer for Tire Applications

10 October 20148 October 2014

Building the framework for the future of biofuels

Biofuels – fuels made from plants – are seen by many as one of the better options for brightening the national energy outlook

27 August 201426 August 2014

ASU professor studies impact of increased sugarcane production

New project to focus on Brazil, India and South Africa to improve resource efficiency and resilience to climate uncertainty

21 July 201421 July 2014

Are ants the answer to CO2 sequestration?

A 25-year-long study published in GEOLOGY on 14 July provides the first quantitative measurement of in situ calcium-magnesium silicate mineral dissolution by ants, termites, tree roots, and bare ground

14 July 201413 July 2014

Scientists watch photosynthesis in action

First observation of the molecular dynamics of photosystem II

Forscher beobachten Photosynthese in Aktion

Erste Filmszene der molekularen Dynamik im Photosystem II

21 February 20149 September 2021

Artificial leaf jumps developmental hurdle

In a recent early online edition of Nature Chemistry, ASU scientists, along with colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory, have reported advances toward perfecting a functional artificial leaf

19 February 201418 February 2014

The quest for bio-polystyrene

Current developments and the hunt for alternatives

3 January 201431 December 2013

PanAridus to join Cooper Tire and other Consortium Partners on $6.9 Million USDA Grant to Develop Guayule Plant-Based Polymer for Tire Applications

PanAridus to replace Yulex Corporation on the grant team, assuming Yulex’s responsibilities

25 October 201325 October 2013

New device harnesses sun and sewage to produce hydrogen fuel

ASU researchers studying certain bacteria’s ability to produce electricity by coordinating their metabolic activities

11 October 201325 October 2013

Working together: bacteria join forces to produce electricity

Light-sensitive sulfur bacterium Chlorobium can act in tandem with Geobacter, an anode respiring bacterium

2 October 20132 October 2013

Yulex awarded 2013 AZBio Fast Lane Award

Yulex will be honored by bioindustry leaders at the Phoenix Convention Center during the 2013 AZBio Awards on October 10, 2013

1 October 20134 October 2013

Heliae Starts Up Next-Generation Commercial Algae Facility in Arizona

Gilbert Facility Is First of Its Kind With Contracts in Place to Deliver Products to Key Markets

8 May 2013

Health Enhancement Products, Inc. Establishes Formal Partnership With Arizona Center for Algae Technology and Innovation and ATP3

Newly formed relationship to farm high-value bioactives from algae

12 March 2013

Cooper Tire and Consortium Partners Update Progress in $6.9 million USDA grant to develop guayule polymer for tire applications

Natural Biorubber to Replace Petroleum-based Synthetics Without Competing against Food or Fiber Crops

27 January 2013

ASU scientists unravel the mysteries of spider silk

Laser light scattering technique to uncover the properties of this exceptional biological polymer

13 December 201223 October 2013

China company taps bioplastics for use in flat panel displays

WPC technology with nano-scale natural fibers with polycarbonate and other optical-grade plastics

17 February 2012

A New Metabolic Pathway to Styrene Bio-monomer

ASU develop the first "microbial chemical factory” for styrene biosynthesis

4 September 2008

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