Corals sustain for some of the most diverse marine wildlife on the planet, and unfortunately rising sea temperatures, driven by climate change, are threatening coral reefs around the world through a phenomenon known as ‘coral bleaching’.
By Brett Smith
14 Sep 2018
Plastics are ubiquitous and it would be hard to go a single day without using plastic in some form. It has become part of our everyday lives, enjoying a wide range of uses including water bottles, food containers, children’s toys and much, much more.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
14 Sep 2018
Governmental agencies around the world have become increasingly interested pursuing the development of alternative energy sources and engines to replace the conventional gasoline-powered internal combustion agency.
By Benedette Cuffari
3 Oct 2018
When considering most industrial applications, it is often both extremely time- and cost-consuming to construct multiple different metal parts that are needed to make up a single large material or machine component.
By Benedette Cuffari
3 Oct 2018
Plastics need to go: the global burden of plastic-waste is in the order of billions of tons. The first synthetic plastic (not derived from plants or animals) was made in 1907, by Leo Backeland, who also invented Bakelite from fossils.
By Dr. Ramya Dwivedi
11 Oct 2018
Plastic waste is a massive problem, there is no doubt about that, but ever since Blue Planet 2 aired on the BBC last year, attention has been firmly focused on what can be done to reduce the volume of single-use items and other plastic waste that is slowly amassing across the planet.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
22 Oct 2018
Germany has a diverse range of ecosystems: coastlines along the Baltic and North seas, fertile plains, highlands, forests, and the mountainous Alps in the southern part of the country.
By Brett Smith
30 Jun 2015
At the current rate of usage, it is estimated that global oil reserves are sufficient to last until 2067. In the US, a staggering 70% of oil consumption is as a result of the transportation industry. It is evident therefore, that to continue to cater for the interconnected world to which we have become accustomed, alternative fuels must be developed.
By Bea Howarth
17 Oct 2018
This article discusses using thin films in solar cells as a new renewable energy.
By Meet A. Moradiya
3 Jan 2019
The so-called super-material, graphene, has become a focus of many scientific discoveries. Recently, a research team at the University of Kansas have developed another application for this versatile material in the form of solar cells.
By Isabelle Robinson
1 Aug 2019