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Researchers Receive California State Grant to Develop a Cost-Effective Approach to Mitigate Methane Emissions

Methane is a powerful potent greenhouse gas that is known to capture roughly 30 times more heat when compared to carbon dioxide.

23 May 2019

HZB Experts Explore Solar Hydrogen Production in Antarctica

The South Pole receives sunshine like the rest of the world—and in summer virtually around the clock. Rather than providing research stations in the Antarctic with crude oil for generating the electricity and heating they require, solar hydrogen could be made from sunlight in summer as a substitute.

23 May 2019

MIT Researchers Examine Factors that Influence Pavement’s Environmental Footprint

Although the nearly 21 million miles of paved roads around the globe appear static, their environmental footprints are anything but set.

23 May 2019

NatureWorks to Showcase NEW Ingeo 3D Printing Grade 3D450 at CHINAPLAS 2019

From coffee capsules to food serviceware and appliances to 3D printing, NatureWorks has been leading applications innovation for biomaterials since 1989. At CHINAPLAS 2019 and along with its customers and supply chain partners, NatureWorks will showcase new, innovative Ingeo-based applications across a spectrum of industries.

From NatureWorks 22 May 2019

Researchers Conduct the First Detailed Study of How Rural Communities Interact with Peatlands

A team of UK and Peruvian scientists have conducted the first comprehensive survey of how rural communities interact with peatlands in the Peruvian Amazon, a landscape that is one of the world’s largest stores of carbon.

22 May 2019

Researchers Design New Method for Removing Strontium from Wastewater Produced by Hydraulic Fracturing

Scientists from the University of Houston and the national laboratories across the United States discovered a new approach for removing toxins from water, as well as wastewater generated by hydraulic fracturing, to find a solution for a scientific problem.

22 May 2019

Brückner at CHINAPLAS 2019: To Display Stretching Lines for Recyclable Packaging Films

At CHINAPLAS 2019 in Guangzhou, Booth 5.1A65, Brückner Maschinenbau will present their latest stretching lines for technical and specialty films as well as solutions for better recyclable packaging films.

From Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH 22 May 2019

New Counterintuitive Approach Holds Promise for Returning the Atmosphere to Pre-Industrial Levels of Methane

A comparatively easy process could help reverse the trend of climate change while also leading to a healthy profit.

21 May 2019

Efforts Made to Reduce Outdoor Air Pollution

Across the world, a wide range of measures has been established to reduce outdoor air pollution. Epidemiologists at LMU carried out a systematic review taking stock of the evidence.

21 May 2019

Study Offers More Insight into the Impact of Melting Ice Sheets

Ice sheets melting across the Antarctic and Greenland and the ensuing sea level rise (SLR) this creates, is generally acknowledged as a substantial threat to coastal communities and ecosystems.

21 May 2019

Rental Filtration Solutions for Water Quality Problems

Amazon Filters has introduced a new rental service for municipal water companies to help them ensure their customers receive excellent quality water through the use of mobile filtration skid units.

From Amazon Filters Ltd. 21 May 2019

Anemones Fight Back in Reef Bleaching

With climate change hitting coral reefs, Flinders University scientists have found one animal with a secret weapon against high temperatures and bleaching.

21 May 2019

North Atlantic CO2 Uptake Discovered to be More Efficient in Last Glacial Maximum than Holocene

As per Antarctic ice core records, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere during the Last Glacial Maximum (~20,000 years ago) was approximately 100 ppm lower compared to the current warm interglacial known as the Holocene (~10,000 years ago to A.D. 1850).

20 May 2019

Use of Ionic Liquids in CO2 Conversion Technology

“Ionic liquid” (IL), which is a salt in the liquid state, is one of the most typical solvents in green chemistry. It has been extensively used in clean energy, biochemistry, new materials, green process engineering, and so on.

20 May 2019

New Study Paves Path for Synthesizing Enzymes for PET Recycling

A research team from the University of Greifswald and Helmholtz-Zentrum-Berlin (HZB) has solved the molecular structure of the important enzyme MHETase at BESSY II.

18 May 2019