31 October 202527 October 2025 Artificial Ocean Carbon Recycling System Converts Seawater CO2 into Valuable Chemicals A Chinese researchers collaboration has developed an artificial ocean carbon recycling system that captures CO2 from seawater and directly converts it into succinic acid
17 October 202513 October 2025 Turning ocean carbon into biodegradable plastic System is first to pull carbon dioxide from the ocean and convert it to valuable product
4 July 20251 July 2025 Making Plastic from Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Electricity Caltech chemists have developed a system that uses electricity from sustainable sources for the chemical conversion of carbon dioxide into ethylene and carbon monoxide for making more complex compounds
5 February 202429 January 2024 Teaching Nature to Break Man-made Chemical Bonds Caltech researchers developed an enzyme to break man-made bonds between silicon and carbon that exist in widely used chemicals known as siloxanes, or silicones
18 October 202217 October 2022 International research project achieves record in converting carbon dioxide into fuels The international project is part of the German government's strategy to make Germany less dependent on fossil fuels as part of the energy transition
Internationales Forschungsprojekt erzielt Rekordwert bei Umwandlung von Kohlendioxid in Brennstoffe Das internationale Projekt ist Teil der Strategie des Bundes, Deutschland im Zeichen der Energiewende unabhängiger von fossilen Brennstoffen zu machen
6 May 20222 May 2022 Biological matrix composites from cultured plant cells The use of fast-growing plant cells offers the benefits of short harvest time, zero biomass waste during processing, in situ manufacturing, and no arable land requirement
8 April 20224 April 2022 Artificial photosynthesis: the ultimate renewable tech This is the field, where man-made devices replicate the way plants obtain energy from sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
11 February 20219 September 2021 CO2 removal from the atmosphere using sustainable energy TU Delft research group together with Wetsus and Caltech analysed sustainable technologies for CO2 removal, and compared them for the first time
9 October 20209 September 2021 Effective pathway to convert CO2 into ethylene Scientists developed nanoscale copper wires with specially shaped surfaces to catalyze a chemical reaction that reduces greenhouse gas emissions while generating ethylene
28 November 20199 September 2021 U of T Engineering and Caltech collaborate on pathway to carbon-neutral plastics Researchers developed new and improved system for efficiently converting CO2, water, and renewable energy into ethylene
4 October 20191 October 2019 Biokomposit ist fest wie Holz und Kunststoff US-Forscher entwickeln stabiles Verbundmaterial mit hoher mechanischer Leistung aus Tabakpflanzen
3 June 20199 September 2021 Comet Inspires Chemistry for Making Breathable Oxygen on Mars Caltech reactor could convert CO2 into breathable oxygen for space trips
9 July 20189 September 2021 New world record for direct solar water-splitting efficiency Tandem solar cell of III-V semiconductors with a catalyst of rhodium nanoparticles and a crystalline titanium dioxide coating
Neuer Weltrekord bei der direkten solaren Wasserspaltung Tandem-Solarzelle aus III-V-Halbleitern mit Rhodium-Nanopartikeln und kristallinem Titandioxid
5 December 20171 December 2017 Teaching Life a New Trick: Bacteria Make Boron-Carbon Bonds Findings will lead to new and "greener" ways to manufacture drugs and other products
22 August 20179 September 2021 Carbon Conversion: A new additive helps researchers more selectively convert CO2 to multicarbon fuels The reaction was highly selective for the more desirable fuels that contain multiple carbons—such as ethylene, ethanol, and propanol
13 March 20179 September 2021 New materials could turn water into the fuel of the future A new materials discovery approach puts solar fuels on the fast track to commercial viability
29 August 201625 August 2016 Researchers identify possible catalyst for converting methane to methanol at room temperature The active site of low-temperature methane hydroxylation in iron-containing zeolites
22 January 20169 September 2021 New material converts CO2 into clean fuel with unprecedented efficiency Chinese researchers found energy-efficient way to transform CO2 into fuel
18 September 201516 September 2015 Hydrogen from sunlight New efficiency record for artificial photosynthesis
30 March 20159 September 2021 Künstliche Photosynthese kommt voran Aus Sonnenlicht und Wasser wird Wasserstoff: US-Wissenschaftler arbeiten erfolgreich an Verfahren, die die Photosynthese nachahmen. Allerdings gibt es derzeit Finanzprobleme.
9 March 20159 September 2021 One Step Closer to Artificial Photosynthesis and “Solar Fuels” Caltech scientists, inspired by a chemical process found in leaves, have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices capable of harnessing sunlight to split water into hydrogen fuel
4 July 20149 September 2021 Rosige Zeiten für künstliche Blätter Die technische Fotosynthese zur Energiegewinnung rückt näher: Wissenschaftlern gelingt es immer besser, Brennstoff aus Licht zu produzieren
Solar energy: Springtime for the artificial leaf Researchers make headway in turning photons into fuel
14 February 2011 Turbospaltung von Zellulose durch Kuhmagen-Mikroben möglich? Forschungsprojekt isoliert Bakteriengene aus dem lebenden Organ
