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‘Revolutionary battery’ made from trees can power electric cars
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new type of wood-based battery has the potential to significantly decrease the charge time of...
Genetically modified trees could mean more sustainable wood
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCRISPR-modified wood is red (left) alongside wild-type poplar wood (right). One of the most...
Researchers develop genius new anti-fogging method to keep glasses, car windshields clear: ‘Optical...
The Cool Down via Yahoo Finance· 6 months agoScientists in Finland are putting an often discarded byproduct from the paper industry to...
Tri-Cities researchers’ discovery could mean faster, cleaner, cheaper bio-based fuel
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIn the woods, the circle of life begins with trees sprouting from the forest floor, stretching...
Northvolt Is Working on Wood-Based Batteries
Autoweek via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSwedish battery manufacturer Northvolt will work to use anode made from lignin-based hard carbon, sourced from Nordic forest wood material, in battery...
Scientists Find New Way To Turn Plant Waste Into Biofuels
Oilprice.com via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoResearchers have discovered that anaerobic fungi can break down tough lignin in plant material, providing a new pathway for accessing valuable plant fibers for the production of biofuels and other chemicals.
Northvolt and Stora Enso to develop batteries from forestry byproduct
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoSwedish battery maker Northvolt and Finnish-Swedish forestry company Stora Enso are trying to...
Why scientists are making transparent wood
Knowable Magazine via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the...
Transparent wood can replace plastic, study claims
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoResearchers have developed a type of transparent wood that they claim could offer a sustainable and environmentally-friendly alternative to plastic. A...
Scientists want to use the ‘diamond of the plant world’ to trap massive amounts of air pollution:...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 4 months agoResearchers around the globe have been looking for ways to trap harmful carbon pollution so it...
