AALTO, Finland, April 2 -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * Lignin: A Sustainable Solution for Future Energy Storage Transforming from a fossil-based to a bio-based economy, we need alternative solutions for both fuels and biobased chemicals and materials. Lignin is a promising bio-based compound produced as a side stream in biorefineries. It has the potential to replace fossil-based chemicals and materials in resins and energy storage applications. The goal of the   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor to study 3D printing for space exploration with $5M NASA grant By: Trisha Radulovich Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering will pioneer advanced composite materials and manufacturing technologies critical for future space missions through a $5 million grant from NASA. "Imagine while on a space mission having the ability to print sensors, radiatio  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Aims to Clean Up Toxic Coal Ash Pollution in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Center for Biological Diversity sued Talen Energy Corporation and Brunner Island, LLC today for failing to control toxic coal ash pollution risks from a storage impoundment at their mixed coal- and natural gas-fired power plant on the banks of the Susquehanna River in York Haven, Pennsyl  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 2 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Five things you need to know about green minerals Materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and copper are vital for use in clean energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries, hydrogen electrolysers and wind turbines - but in order to support global decarbonisation efforts, those minerals need to be mined more sustainably. As the world accelerates toward a clean energy future, the demand f  more