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New Technology can Enable Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Separation of Hydrogen

Scientists from the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft have designed a new technology to separate hydrogen from natural gas in an affordable and energy-efficient manner.

2 Apr 2021

Study Investigates the Environmental Effects of Battery Recycling

The EU will be home to 30 million electric cars by 2030 and the European Commission is preparing tough targets for recycling these and other batteries. Yet the impacts of battery recycling, especially for the sizeable lithium-ion batteries of the electric cars soon filling our streets, has been largely unstudied.

1 Apr 2021

Behavioral Change Induced by Persuasive Messages Translates into Improved Air Quality

New research by the University of Kent has found that using low-cost psychological interventions can reduce vehicle engine idling and in turn improve air quality, especially when there is increased traffic volume at railway level crossings.

1 Apr 2021

Study Reveals How Seagrasses can Buffer Ocean Acidification

Spanning six years and seven seagrass meadows along the California coast, a paper published today from the University of California, Davis, is the most extensive study yet of how seagrasses can buffer ocean acidification.

1 Apr 2021

Methane Extraction from Lakes for Sustainable Energy Production

Lakes store huge amounts of methane. In a new study, environmental scientists at the University of Basel offer suggestions for how it can be extracted and used as an energy source in the form of methanol.

1 Apr 2021

More Attention Needed on the Impact of Sunscreen on World’s Coral Reefs

Researchers from the University of York note that more studies are required on the environmental effect of sunscreen on the coral reefs across the globe.

1 Apr 2021

Floating Gardens Could Ensure Sustainable Farming with Changing Climate

A new study has identified that the floating gardens of Bangladesh, set up to grow food crops during flood seasons, could be a sustainable solution for regions of the world vulnerable to flooding caused by climate change.

1 Apr 2021

Toyota and the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital to Begin Demonstrating the World’s First Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Mobile Clinic

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and the Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital in central Kyushu prefecture will begin demonstration testing of the world’s first*1 fuel cell electric vehicle mobile clinic (FCEV mobile clinic) by the summer of 2021.

1 Apr 2021

Global Map Reveals Regions at High-Risk of Pesticide Pollution

The study, published in Nature Geoscience, produced a global model mapping pollution risk caused by 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides in 168 countries.

31 Mar 2021

Invisible Groundwater Discharges may Drive Nitrogen in Coastal Waters

Water quality management in the ocean often targets visible pollution sources such as sewage, rivers or ships. A new global study, led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg, reveals that invisible groundwater discharges may be just as important driving nitrogen into coastal waters.

31 Mar 2021

Mitigating the Environmental and Health Impacts of Plastic Pollution

Some 8,300 million metric tons of plastics have been manufactured since production exploded in the 1950s, with more than 75 percent ending up as waste and 15 million metric tons reaching oceans every year. Plastic waste fragments into increasingly smaller but environmentally persistent "microplastics," with potentially harmful effects on the health of people, wildlife and ecosystems.

31 Mar 2021

UBC Research may Offer Insight to Communicate About Climate Change More Effectively

As our planet warms, seas rise and catastrophic weather events become more frequent, action on climate change has never been more important. But how do you convince people who still don't believe that humans contribute to the warming climate?

31 Mar 2021

Kuroshio Current may Account for Hot and Humid Summers in Tokyo

According to a new study performed by an international research team, 40 million individuals living in Japan’s Kanto region, which also comprises Tokyo, might blame a meandering ocean current for the rising hot and humid summers.

31 Mar 2021

Remote Monitoring Could Boost the Use of Nature-Based Solutions to Safeguard Against Natural Hazards

Remote monitoring using airborne devices such as drones or satellites could revolutionise the effectiveness of nature-based solutions (NBS) that protect communities from devastating natural hazards such as floods, storms and landslides, say climate change experts from the University of Surrey.

31 Mar 2021

KRAIBURG TPE is Supplying New Solutions that Push the Plastics Circular Economy Forward

KRAIBURG TPE is presenting a new series of compounds that will enable European OEMs to still use optimum materials for exterior automotive applications in the future.

31 Mar 2021