In a comprehensive review that spans two decades, researchers are examining the profound impact of technological innovation on the journey towards carbon neutrality. The study, titled "Impact of Technological Innovation on Carbon Neutrality: Systematic and Bibliometric Review of Two Decades of Research," is led by Prof. Ephraim Bonah Agyekum from the Department of Nuclear and Renewable Energy at Ural Federal University Named After the First President of Russia Boris Yeltsin in Ekaterinburg, Russia. This review, conducted in collaboration with the Applied Science Research Center at Applied Science Private University in Amman, Jordan, and Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent City, Uzbekistan, offers a detailed analysis of how technological advancements have shaped the path to carbon neutrality.

As affordable alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, potassium-ion batteries (PIBs) face problems such as safety issues, limited lifespan, and electrolyte incompatibility with high-capacity electrodes. A non-flammable electrolyte using fluorinated triethyl phosphate (FTEP) as a weakly solvating solvent to create an anion-rich solvation sheath around potassium ions was developed. This innovation facilitates stable potassium plating, efficient K⁺ insertion into graphite, and prevents aluminum corrosion, paving the way for safer and more durable PIBs.

A computational framework integrates electrochemical lithium-ion intercalation dynamics with mechanical stress evolution in battery materials, addressing a critical gap in solid-state battery design. The specific aspect of coating material for silicon particles in anode layer is investigated, and the key parameters, including coating thickness and strength are systematically analyzed. 

Published in Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, this study reports the first complete microbial route to produce fully bio-based long-chain polyester from renewable substrates. Using engineered Candida tropicalis and Escherichia coli, researchers achieved record monomer titers—150 g/L of 1,12-diacid and 68 g/L of 1,12-diol—later polymerized into bio-polyesters exhibiting thermal and molecular properties equivalent to petroleum analogs. Scalable to a 50 L pilot fermenter, this eco-friendly process marks a key advance toward a circular bioeconomy for sustainable plastics.

Rechargeable aqueous batteries (RABs) have attracted considerable attention for large-scale energy storage applications due to their inherent safety. Manganese dioxide (MnO₂), based on two-electron-transfer deposition/dissolution chemistry, offers an ultrahigh theoretical capacity and high redox potential, paving the way for high-energy RABs.