New findings will help extend the lifetime of catalysts used to process bio-oils in liquid systems.
Identifying enzyme instigators will speed the ability to manipulate plant cell wall structures for renewable feedstocks.
Glaciers in cold, dry ecosystems respond differently to changes in climate than glaciers in warmer climates.
Advances in simulating biogeochemical processes in permafrost will improve predictions of potential impacts on climate.
Study reports first significant alcohol production by an archaeon.
Discovery of a new enzyme system sheds further light on a microbe’s ability to efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels and biobased chemicals.
Researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost.
Microbes often evolve and work together to thrive in no oxygen situations, hinting at how carbon and energy flow just below soils and sediments.
Understanding how iron minerals accelerate collaborative metabolism will expand insights into the global carbon cycle.
Findings could aid contaminant management efforts at former weapons production and industrial processing sites.
Predictable assembly of protein building blocks result in a new class of porous materials, with potential uses ranging from efficient fuel storage to practical carbon capture and conversion.
A low-cost, stable oxide film is highly conductive and transparent, rivaling its predecessors.
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