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News·Oct 30, 2024

Machine learning techniques to discover new materials for hydrogen energy

As scientists and engineers work to decarbonize our planet, one energy carrier has emerged as a possible substitute for fossil fuels: hydrogen. When used as a fuel, hydrogen does not directly produce any greenhouse gases—it only produces water. Hydrogen can...
News·Oct 2, 2024

Beyond ‘one pore at a time’

A new method of generating multiple, tunable nanopores could revolutionize membrane technology
News·Sep 10, 2024

Department of Energy selects Argonne to lead national energy storage hub

Today the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the creation of two new Energy Innovation Hubs. One of the national hubs, the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA), is led by Argonne National Laboratory and co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley...
News·Sep 6, 2024

Building a Clean Climate Future: Coalition will bridge industry, academia and national labs

Energy Transition Network unveiled to enable fundamental research to create societal impact
News·Jul 22, 2024

Reducing electronic waste with biodegradable luminescent polymers

The discovery has the potential to reduce electronic waste and develop new applications for luminescent polymers
News·Jul 3, 2024

UChicago Prof. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion creates world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery – a breakthrough in inexpensive, clean, fast-charging batteries

UChicago Pritzker Molecular Engineering Prof. Y. Shirley Meng’s Laboratory for Energy Storage and Conversion has created the world’s first anode-free sodium solid-state battery.
News·Jun 13, 2024

New fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable

With applications in clothing, construction and food storage, the new textile reduces heat from both the sun and thermal radiation from nearby buildings
News·Jun 7, 2024

Research details method to get efficient, environmentally friendly lithium

UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering Asst. Prof. Chong Liu discovered the ideal particles for efficiently isolating lithium from seawater, ground water, or other dilute sources of the mineral
News·May 24, 2024

Controlling water, transforming greenhouse gases

Scientists looking to convert carbon dioxide into clean fuels and useful chemicals often make hydrogen gas and carbonates as unwanted byproducts. A new paper from the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has found a cleaner path.