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Hydrogen Addition Results in More Fuel-Efficient Cars with Less Harmful Emissions

As you drive down the highway, you may notice an increasing number of hybrid and electric vehicles.

12 Aug 2021

Research Underway to Produce Renewable Energy with Water as Waste Product

Scientists from Trinity College Dublin are homing in on a recipe that would enable the future production of entirely renewable, clean energy from which water would be the only waste product.

12 Aug 2021

Electric Vehicles to Lessen Co2 Emissions by 2050

By 2050, faster adoption of electric vehicles and faster generation of renewable energy will result in 99% less fossil fuel consumed and 93% less CO2 emissions from passenger and freight vehicles on Oahu.

12 Aug 2021

Hydrogen Generation Using Aluminium and Water Cuts Down Green House Gas Emissions

MIT team produces practical guidelines for generating hydrogen using scrap aluminum.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers Pose Sticky Questions on Coral Reef Conservation

A new UBC study on the impact of climate change on coral reefs is raising sticky questions about conservation.

12 Aug 2021

Novel System Could Help Provide Corals with More Targeted Protection from Climate Change

Thermally tolerant corals have different mechanisms for responding to heat stress.

12 Aug 2021

Sunlight to Clean Up Water Pollution, Says Research

In addition to providing vitamin D, helping flowers grow and creating the perfect excuse to head to the beach, sunlight also helps break down chemicals in streams, lakes and rivers.

12 Aug 2021

Researchers Recommend Well-Planned H2 Use to Achieve Clean U.S. Economy

A new study proposes that hydrogen (H2) and its derivatives could be the potential fuel. However, a clean U.S. H2 economy needs a detailed approach and a decade’s plan

12 Aug 2021

Electric Vehicle Summit Accelerates the Shift to Decarbonised E-Mobility at Saïd Business School

COP26 taking place at Glasgow in November is focusing minds from industry, government and research on the urgency of tackling climate change.

12 Aug 2021

Developing Powerful and Cost-efficient Nuclear Power Plants for a Low-Carbon Future

If nuclear energy is to play a pivotal role in securing a low-carbon future, researchers must not only develop a new generation of powerful and cost-efficient nuclear power plants, but provide stakeholders with the tools for making smart investment choices among these advanced reactors.

11 Aug 2021

Earth's Sediment Hold Clues to the Planets Climate

The most dramatic moments of David McGee's research occur when he is working with cores of sediment drilled from the Earth that hold clues to our planet's climate long before there were records created by humans.

11 Aug 2021

Space Sustainability Rating (SSR) Addresses Space Junk Issues

Each day, new and innovative space technologies are being developed in countries around the world, and with that, a steady stream of satellites, rockets, cargo ships, and crew vehicles are being launched into the Earth's orbit and beyond.

11 Aug 2021

US to Attain Paris Climate Goals by Electrifying Cars and Light Trucks

On Aug. 5, the White House announced that it seeks to ensure that 50 percent of all new passenger vehicles sold in the United States by 2030 are powered by electricity.

11 Aug 2021

Nanosheets from Tamarind Shells Takes Form of Energy Source for Vehicles

Shells of tamarind, a tropical fruit consumed worldwide, are discarded during food production.

11 Aug 2021

NTU Singapore and Ecotech Mobility Collaborate to Develop Fast Charging Systems for Electric Vehicles

With Singapore's plans to switch its entire fleet of buses – numbering around 5,800 now – to electric and hybrid buses by 2040, fast charging systems that can cater to high power output – over a few hundred times higher than those required by electric cars – will be required.

11 Aug 2021