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Novel Renewable Material Rapidly Removes Highly Toxic Pollutant from Water

A highly toxic water pollutant, known as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), last year caused a number of U.S. communities to close their drinking water supplies. Because of its historical use in Teflon production and other industrial processes as well as its environmental persistence, PFOA contamination is a pervasive problem worldwide.

9 Jun 2017

A Comparative Study to Highlight Potential of Solar to Replace Coal

A Team of Researchers from Michigan Technological University have calculated the cost of combusting coal with regards to human lives together with the probable advantages of switching to solar.

2 Jun 2017

New Industry-First Technology Significantly Reduces Harmful Diesel Emissions

An industry-first technology developed by Loughborough University has the potential to significantly cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel engines.

31 May 2017

Pasteurized Sludge Could be Used in Farmland as Fertilizer and Soil Improver

An astonishing 700,000 microfibres – threads of plastic the size of an ant’s leg – leach out of an average 6kg wash of acrylic clothing.

23 May 2017

Researchers Explore Effective Measures to Reduce Air Pollution in China

A recent study estimates that about 1.6 million people in China die each year — roughly 4,000 a day — from heart, lung, and stroke disorders due to poor air quality.

18 May 2017

Low Hedges Could Reduce Impact of Urban Air Pollution

The harmful impact of urban air pollution could be combated by strategically placing low hedges along roads in a built-up environment of cities instead of taller trees, a new study has found.

17 May 2017

MIT Researchers Develop Electrochemical Method to Clear Pollutants from Water

Most of the present separation techniques used to eliminate very dilute concentrations of pollutants from water tend to be energy and chemical intensive. An MIT team has developed a new technique that could provide a selective alternative for eliminating even very low levels of undesirable compounds.

11 May 2017

New Plutonium Discovery Leads to Development of New Technologies for Cleaning Nuclear Waste

Plutonium has played a significant role in nuclear energy strategies of many countries for a prolonged time period. However, scientists are still exploring the mysteries behind this complicated element and studying how they can clean up nuclear waste by using heavier, nuclear elements.

9 May 2017

Measuring Gas Exchange Between Water and Air Crucial for Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Lakes and ponds have a significant role to play in the global carbon cycle, and are regularly net emitters of carbon gases to the atmosphere. However, the rate at which gases travel across the air-water boundary is not properly measured, mainly for small ponds.

9 May 2017

MIT Launches New Website to Provide Information About Energy Use and Carbon Emissions on Campus

MIT has launched a new website in beta form, making available a broad swath of detailed information about energy use and carbon emissions on campus. This rich resource is available to the Institute's students, faculty, and staff, for education, research, and decision-making purposes.

8 May 2017