Scientists have developed a new technique that doubles the amount of hydrogen produced when splitting water molecules with ...

Making industrial chemicals like ethylene glycol — a key component in polymer production and familiar to many as antifreeze — consumes large amounts of energy and releases significant carbon dioxide ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Asst. Prof. Fanglin Che of UMass Lowell’s Chemical Engineering Department and Assoc. Prof. Sara Thoi of Johns Hopkins University’s Chemistry ...

Many vitamins are produced in chemical factories, often synthetically, but researchers have succeeded in developing a natural and simple method for producing vitamin B2: by gently heating lactic acid ...

A once cutting-edge solar energy power plant in the Mojave Desert that looks like something out of a science fiction movie may be facing its last days, according to its builder and largest customer.

Japan’s new osmotic power plant in Fukuoka can generate 880,000 kWh annually - enough to power 220 households or support a desalination facility. Osmotic energy, produced by mixing fresh and salt ...