Biochemical Engineering

Green hydrogen: why low-carbon fuels are not benefiting from high fossil fuel prices

The Conversation: The number and scale of projects using and making hydrogen, a gas that releases energy when burned without emitting carbon dioxide, is rapidly growing. If its construction goes…

Gene-editing gets fungi to spill secrets to new drugs

Futurity: A high-efficiency gene-editing tool can get fungi to produce significantly more natural compounds, including some previously unknown to the scientific community, say researchers. Using the approach that simultaneously modifies multiple sites in fungal genomes, Rice University chemical and biomolecular…

Harvesting human pee and DIY fertiliser: top conservation issues in 2023

The Guardian: What should people who care about conservation be paying attention to? Every year since 2009, scientists and conservationists from around the world have come together under the direction…

Australia Goes All-in on Green Hydrogen

IEEE Spectrum: For several months now, 20 teams of Australian high-school students have been designing fuel-cell cars to compete in the country’s inaugural Hydrogen Grand Prix. They’ve been studying up on renewable energy, hydrogen power, and electric vehicles, preparing for the…