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Monitoring the Charging Stations of the e-Bus Fleet of the City of Jena

How Jena's public transport system monitors its charging columns for the e-bus fleet and uses advanced diagnostic features to increase availability and optimize maintenance activities

7 Sep 2021

Study Finds Warmer Weather is Associated with Worsening of COPD Symptoms

A new study presented recently at the “virtual” European Respiratory Society International Congress states that warmer weather is connected to the deterioration of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms.

6 Sep 2021

Climate Change Adaptation has Positive Effects on Human Health and Wellbeing

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased attention on links between public health and the planet’s health — areas traditionally addressed in separate science and policy circles.

6 Sep 2021

New Method of Methane Conversion from CO2 Could Make Carbon Capture More Affordable

In their ongoing effort to make carbon capture more affordable, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a method to convert captured carbon dioxide into methane, the primary component of natural gas.

6 Sep 2021

New Projects Could Help Address Energy and Environmental Impacts of Plastics

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently declared funding of $25 million for 10 research projects. The projects are aimed at setting scientific foundations for new technology solutions to reuse thrown-away plastics to create useful products and decrease plastics waste.

6 Sep 2021

Researchers Predict Future Course of Heatwaves Using Previous Set of Data

The frequently occurring severe heatwaves against the backdrop of global warming seem to be a threat to human health and lead to tremendous economic loss.

6 Sep 2021

Aussie Backyard Bird Count Captures Important Details of Small Bird Decline

A record participation in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count may have revealed a disturbing trend in small bird decline in urban gardens across the country.

6 Sep 2021

Study Reveals Threat of Catastrophic Supervolcano Eruptions Ever-Present

Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for thousands of years after a super-eruption, prompting the need for a rethink of how these potentially catastrophic events are predicted.

6 Sep 2021

Lookers Plugs in with Rightcharge to Help Power New EV Growth

One of the UK’s largest car retailers, Lookers, has struck a major partnership with ‘all-in-one’ electric vehicle and home charging comparison service Rightcharge as part of a new drive to help customers make a smooth move away from petrol and diesel.

6 Sep 2021

World's First 10 Minute Charge Li-Ion Silicon-Dominant 4680 Cylindrical Cell Prototype Produced by StoreDot

StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, reveals its ground-breaking silicon-dominant technology applied in extreme fast charging (XFC) cylindrical cells. In a world-first, the company demonstrated the prototype 4680 form factor that is fully charged in just 10 minutes.

6 Sep 2021

The Link Between Arctic Warming and Extreme Winter Weather

The polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and that extra heat is causing a cocktail of extreme weather. Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense, while cold snaps are becoming more widespread and severe.

By Marc Bonne 3 Sep 2021

IIASA Researchers Assess How Much Energy is Needed to Provide a Decent Life for All

IIASA researchers have assessed how much energy is needed to provide the global poor with a decent life and have found that this can be reconciled with efforts to meet climate targets.

3 Sep 2021

Deadline Messaging may be Effective in Communicating Climate Change Action

Human-caused climate change - including increased extreme weather and climate events - is here, according to the recently released United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 2021 report, but the best way to communicate the concern is still debated.

3 Sep 2021

Adaptive and Translational Approaches Needed to Manage Ecosystems Under Climate Change

In a Perspective, Stephen Jackson argues that a static view of ecosystem processes is no longer sufficient to inform conservation and natural resource management approaches.

3 Sep 2021

Keeping Social Vulnerability in Mind to Mitigate Natural Hazards

To mitigate natural hazards equitably, PhD candidate Ipek Bensu Manav of the MIT CSHub is incorporating social vulnerability into resilience engineering and hazard recovery.

3 Sep 2021