If the world is to stand a fighting chance of sticking to the ambitious goals for limiting atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases set out in 2016’s Paris Agreement, it won’t be enough to just reduce ...

When it comes to greener ways to power our cars, two main avenues are emerging: battery electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (HCEVs) like the Toyota Mirai. Although ...

In the wake of the sobering news that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in at least three million years, an important advance in the race to develop carbon-neutral renewable ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) A transparent leaf bends toward sunlight, its surface gleaming as it splits water into hydrogen and oxygen fuel. This isn't a natural plant—it's an artificial photosynthesis ...

Artificial photosynthesis provides a way to store solar energy in chemical bonds. Achieving water splitting without an applied external potential bias provides the key to artificial photosynthetic ...

PASADENA, Calif.—Chemists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory believe they can now explain one of the remaining mysteries of ...

The conversion of solar energy into chemical fuels via photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting represents a promising route for sustainable energy production. This approach integrates ...