Japanese scientists unveil a catalyst that turns CO₂ into liquid methanol at room temperature with 100% efficiency.

Methanol has come back in a big way, with many race cars making the switch and even some street vehicles running the stuff. This begs the question: What is it about methanol that gives it an edge over ...

To render the production process more efficient, it would be helpful to know more about the copper/zinc oxide/aluminium oxide catalyst deployed in methanol production. To date, however, it hasn't been ...

Ian Musgrave has received funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council to study adverse reactions to herbal medicines and has previously been funded by the Australian Research Council ...

The global shipping industry drastically needs to clean up its game, but dragging these massive machines through the ocean requires extraordinary amounts of energy. Cheap, plentiful, filthy marine ...

The UK Foreign Office advises travellers: "Take care if offered, particularly for free, or when buying spirit-based drinks. If labels, smell or taste seem wrong then do not drink." Travellers are ...

Breathalyzers are a frequently used tool to measure the amount of ethanol in someone’s breath, which relates to their blood alcohol content. However, alcoholic beverages contaminated by methanol ...

As we’ve seen in this series on electrifying everything everywhere all at once, shipping fuel demand will decrease substantially. Bulk shipping is 40% fossil fuels and 15% raw iron ore, and both those ...

The recent deaths of six foreign tourists in Laos has cast a light on a long-standing problem in Southeast Asia. From Laos last month there came the terrible news of a suspected mass methanol ...