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Physicists Collaborate to Fight Against Climate Change on Worldwide Scale

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) is joining with societies worldwide to commit to further global partnership of physicists in fighting the challenges of climate change and facilitating a greener international economy.

18 Nov 2021

Rising Temperatures Linked to Higher Frequency of Wildfires in the Sierra Nevada

Naturalist John Muir called the Sierra Nevada "the Range of Light." But a more ominous nickname, "the Range of Fire," may lie ahead, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine.

18 Nov 2021

Accurate Social Cost Estimates of Nitrous Oxide Could Provide a Better Picture of Climate Change

The social cost of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is the largest remaining threat to the ozone layer, is understated, concludes an international team of researchers.

18 Nov 2021

Understanding the Potential of Magnesium-Ion-Conducting Solid Polymer Electrolytes for Batteries

The researchers, led by Jennifer L. Schaefer, professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, analyzed how magnesium-ion-conducting solid polymer electrolytes may work in two separate battery systems.

18 Nov 2021

Electric Vehicles Sit at the Top of 2022 Fuel Economy Guide

As the holiday road trip season approaches and more workers are headed back to offices and daily commutes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory has released the federal government's new 2022 Fuel Economy Guide.

18 Nov 2021

Bacteria can be Manipulated to Realize a Circular Economy for Greenhouse Gas

"The economy of the future must be carbon neutral," demands Stefan Pflügl. However, since carbon is an important component of many products – such as fuel or plastics – the existing CO2 should be recycled and returned to the cycle.

18 Nov 2021

Exploring the Potential of AI for Climate Change Risk Assessment

Global warming is exacerbating weather and climate extreme events. The interaction between different forms of hazards triggered by climate change will cause future cross-sectoral impacts affecting a variety of natural and human systems.

18 Nov 2021

Echandia Wins E-Prize, Sweden's Largest Award for Climate Innovation

The 16th of November, Echandia was awarded with the 2021 E-Prize, Sweden's most prestigious award for climate innovation

From Echandia AB 17 Nov 2021

Wetlands can be Restored for Coastal Protection Using Machine Learning

By feeding large experimental data sets to a machine learning model, wetland establishment for flood defense can be enabled by manipulating the local conditions, thus overruling intense global change stressors.

17 Nov 2021

New Light-Powered Technology Could Make Solar Energy Even More Sustainable

Technology using a new generation of hybrid solar cells is one step closer to mass-production, thanks to Newcastle University-led research.

17 Nov 2021

Assessment of Meadow Ecosystem Biomass Helps Understand the Potential of Carbon Sequestration

Assessing the functional structure of plant communities and their productivity helps to determine the contribution of biological diversity and primary productivity to ecosystem services, the most significant of which are provisioning and regulating services.

17 Nov 2021