The development of new technologies often starts with funded university research. Venture capital firms are eager to back well-tested products or services that are ready to enter the startup phase. However, funding that bridges the gap between these two stages can be hard to come by.
When it comes to the effect of climate change on ecosystems, there are still large gaps in knowledge. A majority of experiments are impractical as they do not match the projected climate scenarios for a particular region.
Land restoration in the Caribbean and Latin America is gaining momentum and scaling up projects will help the region to adhere to its pledges under the Bonn Challenge, which intends to restore 350 million hectares of deforested and degraded land globally by 2030.
MIT researchers find a way to eliminate carbon emissions from cement production — a major global source of greenhouse gases.
Four years of engineering brainpower and hundreds of hours spent building a practical solar car will be put to the test when The Flinders Automotive Solar Team (FAST) set out on a 3,000 kilometre journey across the outback in the 2019 Bridgestone World Solar Challenge.
The first ever Transatlantic Power to Gas (TAP2G) Workshop is due to be held during Aberdeen’s Hydrogen Festival on 3 - 4 October 2019.
The Brahmaputra, Indus, Ganges, Mekong and Yellow rivers find their homes in the Third Pole, contributing to the major resource of not only drinking water, but irrigation for farming and energy in the form of hydropower to 20% of the world’s population.
By Sarah Moore
16 Sep 2019
The largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in British Columbia is transportation. Scientists at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have designed a hydrogen supply chain model that can facilitate the adoption of zero-emission, hydrogen-powered cars—converting them from a novelty into daily transportation in merely 30 years.
Forest areas the size of the UK are being lost globally every year.
By David J. Cross
13 Sep 2019
This article looks at the potential impact of complete deforestation and the technology preventing it.
By David J. Cross
12 Sep 2019
California are considering implementing the strictest plastic pollution laws in the US.
By David J. Cross
12 Sep 2019
The type of vegetation and land use has a vital role to play in water retention and runoff. Along with scientists from the U.S. and the UK, researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) have created a mathematical model that can reflect the complicated interplays between soil, vegetation, and water regimes.
A new partnership between Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and Japanese specialist chemical manufacturer, Piotrek, will see Australian-developed battery technologies commercialized globally within the next five years.
Spark EV Technology today announced that it has completed extensive trials of its electric vehicle (EV) range prediction technology with Hyundai.
The UN Leader Michelle Bachelet has warned that the current climate crisis is the biggest threat to global human rights.
By David J. Cross
11 Sep 2019