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Small amounts of water in electrolyte for Si-air battery improves discharge performance

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Researchers from Israel Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University report in a paper in the journal ChemSusChem on a Si–air/ionic liquid electrolyte battery whose performance improves with small amounts of water in the electrolyte. 2011), Remarkable Impact of Water on the Discharge Performance of a Silicon–Air Battery.

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Researchers use induced activation to enhance catalytic activity twofold towards methanol steam reforming

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Cu/Zu/AL 2 O 3 is an important industrial catalyst, capable of catalyzing the low-temperature water–gas shift reaction (hydrogen production), methanol synthesis and MSR (hydrogen production). —co-corresponding author Israel E. —Israel Wachs. Wachs, the G. Nat Catal doi: 10.1038/s41929-021-00729-4.

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Study finds increased air pollution can worsen both drought and flooding

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The findings have implications for the availability, management and use of water resources in regions around the world, say the researchers. The findings have implications for the availability, management and use of water resources in regions around the world, say the researchers. Authors of the new study include Prof.

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BGU researchers develop sensor to detect nanoplastics in the air using carbon dots

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Large pieces of plastic can break down into nanosized particles that often find their way into the soil and water. It’s unclear how nanoplastics impact human health, but animal studies suggest they’re potentially harmful. Animal studies suggest that ingesting and inhaling these nanoparticles may have damaging effects.

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Graphene Flagship team develops powerful graphene-titania photocatalyst to reduce NOx

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By performing liquid-phase exfoliation of graphite—a process that creates graphene—in the presence of titania nanoparticles, using only water and atmospheric pressure, they created a new graphene-titania nanocomposite that can be coated on the surface of materials to passively remove pollutants from the air.

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Israeli team develops decoupled PEC water-splitting system for centralized production of H2

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Researchers in Israel have designed a separate-cell photoelectrochemical (PEC) water-splitting system with decoupled hydrogen and oxygen cells for centralized hydrogen production. A paper describing their system is publishedin the journal Joule. —Landman et al.

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The Game-Changing Water Revolution: Interview with Stanley Weiner

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Globally, water demand is threatening to dangerously outpace supply, while in the US, dry states such as Texas and California are suffering from shortages and the future forebodes more suffering. For the North American shale boom, the lack of water is suffocating. How we can turn toilet water into tap water.

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