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Maintaining High Crop Yields with Reduced Nitrogen Fertilizers

Several researchers are finding methods to create more sustainable practices that preserve high crop yields with less inputs.

27 Mar 2020

New Study on Boreal Lake Methane Emissions

Researchers in Finland and the United States have conducted a new study demonstrating that warmer and shorter winters result in increased methane emissions from northern lakes.

27 Mar 2020

Cavotec’s Next Generation e-ferry Charging Solution Enters Service in Norway

Cavotec’s next generation Automatic Plug-in System (APS) solution for charging electric ferries has entered service in Oslo, enabling safe, fast and clean vessel charging, and highlighting our role as a leadin...

From Cavotec SA 27 Mar 2020

Bio-Based Hydrogel Beads Clean Up Contaminated Groundwater

Beads containing bacteria and a slow-release food supply to sustain them can be used to clean up contaminated groundwater for several months without the need for maintenance.

26 Mar 2020

How Renewable Energy Developments are Threatening Key Biodiverse Areas

Researchers at the University of Queensland, Australia, have discovered that the growth of the renewable energy sector is threatening key areas of biodiversity.

By Sarah Moore 26 Mar 2020

Unique Test Facility for Active Reduction of Atmospheric CO2

The goal of the NECOC (NEgative Carbon dioxide to Carbon) research project carried out at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is to construct a special test facility for actively bringing down atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).

26 Mar 2020

The Reversed Changes in Southern Hemisphere Winds

There have been changes in the atmospheric circulation in the Southern Hemisphere caused by the same chemicals that destroy the ozone layer that protects the Earth.

26 Mar 2020

Ship Emissions Cause Measurable Regional Impact in Clouds

Satellite data collected from a shipping lane in the south Atlantic revealed that the ships alter clouds to block an additional 2 W of solar energy, on average, from reaching each square meter of the surface of the ocean close to the shipping lane.

25 Mar 2020

Protein System Enables Sustainable Solar-Powered Devices

At the University of Bristol, a group of researchers has designed a new photosynthetic protein system that facilitates a more sustainable and improved approach to solar-powered technological devices.

25 Mar 2020

Solar Device Generates Cooling Load Without Electricity

Heating and cooling of space is a standard requirement in a majority of the inhabited regions. Europe’s energy consumption on air conditioning is increasing, and this situation is likely to become worse in the days to come because of the rise in temperature in different parts of the world.

24 Mar 2020