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Anjali Ashokan from UCC pictured as part of Bioeconomy Ireland Week, PhD researchers from the innovative ‘NxtGenWood‘ Project, funded by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, came together to engage the public as part of a 'Thesis in Trees' event. Eight researchers, stationed around the National Botanic Gardens, presented their innovative research in three minutes; including making chemicals, heat and even plastics from wood. The event was run in association with BiOrbic Bioeconomy Research Centre and Amber, Centre for Advancing Materials for Impact.
Photo: Justin Farrelly.

Harvesting Electricity from Wood: The NXTGENWOOD-TRANSLATE Link

6 December, 2024

NXTGENWOOD and TRANSLATE are working to transform waste heat into energy using wood-derived cellulose, merging sustainability with nanotechnology for innovative energy solutions.

In the nanochannel, heat is converted into electricity

14 March, 2024

TRANSLATE's latest publication is news on the TU Darmstadt website, originally published in German. Read the English version here.

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