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Enhanced Rock Weathering may Help Combat Climate Change

The Earth is getting hotter and consequences have been made manifest this summer around the world.

30 Aug 2023

MIT's J-PAL Launches Clean Air and Water Labs to Improve Access to Safe Water and Air

MIT's Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) is launching the Clean Air and Water Labs, with support from Community Jameel, to generate evidence-based solutions aimed at increasing access to clean air and water.

30 Aug 2023

Gebrüder Weiss Takes Visionary Solar Car Down Under

The international logistics company Gebrüder Weiss takes charge of transporting an innovative solar car to Australia for the aCentauri Solar Racing Team of Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zurich (ETH).

30 Aug 2023

Direct Power Generation from Methylcyclohexane Using Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Researchers have successfully generated electricity directly from methylcyclohexane, an organic hydride, using solid oxide fuel cells, with lower energy than conventional catalytic dehydrogenation reactions.

30 Aug 2023

New Fabrication Approach Could Make Batteries More Efficient

To improve battery performance and production, Penn State researchers and collaborators have developed a new fabrication approach that could make for more efficient batteries that maintain energy and power levels.

29 Aug 2023

JA Solar Supplies Modules for South Korea's First n-Type Grid-Connected Project

As an industry leader in the n-type product era, JA Solar recently supplied 3 MW of n-type modules for the Atae/Taejun/Yueun photovoltaic (PV) power plant project in Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea.

From JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. 29 Aug 2023

UK Decarbonization Receives Boost with 13 New Research Projects

The next wave of research that aims to accelerate the decarbonization of the UK’s major industrial clusters has been announced by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC).

29 Aug 2023

New CSIRO Company Pursues Hydrogen Game Changer for Heavy Industry

Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and corporate advisor RFC Ambrian have co-founded Hadean Energy, a new company to commercialise cutting-edge technology that can produce hydrogen with 30 per cent less electricity and help to decarbonise heavy industry.

28 Aug 2023

Developing Smart Surfaces That Capture Water From the Air

A group of scientists is developing novel systems to capture water vapor in the air and convert it to liquid.

28 Aug 2023

Eco-Friendly Straws May Not Be as Safe as They Seem

According to recent research, “eco-friendly” paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and extremely harmful chemicals.

28 Aug 2023

Are “Sustainable” Alternatives Risk-Free?

It is difficult to replace single-use plastic cups with paper cups. According to scientists at the University of Gothenburg, a paper cup that ends up in nature can also cause serious damage because it contains toxic chemicals.

28 Aug 2023

1.5 Degrees Celsius: The Temperature Threshold That Could Save the Planet

The summer of 2023 has been a season of weather extremes.

28 Aug 2023

Tides Play a Bigger Role in Antarctic Ice Shelf Melting Than Previously Thought

The ice shelves - the marine-terminating glaciers of the Antarctic Ice Sheet - are melting, and it's not just because of rising atmospheric temperatures.

28 Aug 2023

Majority of Carbon Offset Schemes Overestimate Deforestation Prevention

The majority of carbon offset schemes are significantly overestimating the levels of deforestation they are preventing, according to a study published today in Science.

25 Aug 2023

Antarctic Warming Threatens Emperor Penguin Breeding

Four out of five emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica, saw no chicks survive to fledge successfully in the spring of 2022, reports a study published in Communications Earth & Environment.

25 Aug 2023