Scientists at the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) at Tohoku University in Japan ...

Manganese oxide minerals, such as birnessite and related phases, play a pivotal role in environmental processes ranging from the sequestration of heavy metals to the cycling of water and redox-active ...

The demand for grid storage ramps up as more renewable energy sources comes online, but existing technology might not be up to the challenge. Lithium is the most popular option for battery storage ...

An international group of researchers has developed a novel approach that enhances the efficiency of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), a key process in renewable energy technologies. By introducing ...

Caption: A microbial mat above a methane seep in the Eel River Basin, Calif. This methane seep is being cored to obtain sediment from the seep. The sediment used in our experiments was sampled in this ...

Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis is widely regarded as a key technology for large-scale green hydrogen production due to its high efficiency and rapid response to intermittent renewable ...

A battery's positive end (cathode) and negative end (anode) are two vital components that largely define how well it can ...

In the centre of the photosystem II (left), four manganese atoms (purple), five oxygen atoms (red) and one calcium atom (green) form the oxygen-evolving complex. The cluster (right) contains only five ...

Energy, environmental and chemical engineers found that nanoplastics facilitate formation of manganese oxide on polystyrene nanoparticles. Plastics are ubiquitous in our society, found in packaging ...

Scientists have developed a new way to improve the lifespan of zinc-ion batteries, offering a safer and more sustainable option for energy storage. (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the National ...

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