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Researchers Describe Optimal Conditions for Combined Use of Plastic Mulching and Nitrogen

The element nitrogen is present in organic compounds such as proteins, chlorophyll, enzymes, and hormones that are of utmost significance for plants. The lack of nitrogen in plants leads to slow down in their growth, paler leaves, thin stems, and reduction in the yield.

16 Jan 2019

EU Gets Closer to Circular Plastics Economy with New Rules to Reduce Marine Litter

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have reached a provisional political agreement on the ambitious new measures proposed by the Commission to tackle marine litter at its source, targeting the 10 plastic products most often found on our beaches as well as abandoned fishing gear.

15 Jan 2019

New Method to Produce Bioplastics Using Seaweed-eating Microorganisms

A new Tel Aviv University study describes a process to make bioplastic polymers that don't require land or fresh water — resources that are scarce in much of the world.

15 Jan 2019

New Microfluidic Process Identifies Electricity-Producing Bacteria that Could be Used in Environmental Cleanup, Power Generation

Creative adaptations are needed to live in adverse conditions. In this context, certain bacterial species existing in oxygen-deprived environments have to find a way to breathe that does not involve oxygen.

14 Jan 2019

Researchers Formulate Green Ammonia Production Process

Nearly a century ago a compound called ammonia was first synthesized. Today, it has dozens of uses and has become vital in making the fertilizer that currently sustains most of the worldwide food production.

14 Jan 2019

Researchers Develop New Combined Model for Real-Time Inspection of Solar Panels

Although solar panels are comparatively popular and beneficial as a source of renewable energy, even the best ones could fail eventually.

11 Jan 2019

Study Weighs the Benefits of Hydropower Developments Against Their Negative Impacts

In recent decades, although a majority of the developed countries have minimized the construction of large dams for electricity generation, developing countries, such as Brazil, have started constructing even more enormous hydropower plants.

11 Jan 2019

Natural Membrane Adapted to Create Renewable Fuels

A chemical reaction pathway key to plant biology has been adapted to become the backbone of a new process that changes water into hydrogen fuel with the aid of energy from the sun.

11 Jan 2019

Environmentally Friendly' Flame Retardant Could Degrade into Less Safe Compounds

To reduce the risk of fire, many everyday products –– from building materials to furniture to clothing –– contain flame retardants.

10 Jan 2019

Sunscreen and Cosmetics Compound May Harm Coral by Altering Fatty Acids

Although sunscreen is critical for preventing sunburns and skin cancer, some of its ingredients are not so beneficial to ocean-dwelling creatures. In particular, sunscreen chemicals shed by swimmers are thought to contribute to coral reef decline.

10 Jan 2019

New Study Predicts Lithium-Ion-Based Batteries to be the Cheapest Way to Store Electricity in Future

A new study has predicted that by 2050, lithium-ion-based batteries will be the most economical way to store electricity, for example, from solar or wind farms.

10 Jan 2019

Bio-on & Kartell Form ELOXEL to Develop Use of Bioplastics in Electronics

In the next few years the development of new electronic products will be based more and more on eco-sustainable organic materials such as bioplastic, which will allow to realize extremely innovative solutions.

10 Jan 2019

New Study to Establish a Roadmap for Responsible Exploration of Solar Geoengineering

According to researchers, it is probably not going to be enough for the Earth to escape catastrophic damage from climate change by just reducing the emissions of greenhouse gas.

9 Jan 2019

Unique, Affordable CO2 Capture Materials Identified for Coal Power Factories

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering have formulated a computational modeling technique that may help to accelerate the identification and design of new carbon capture and storage materials for use by the country’s coal-fired power factories.

9 Jan 2019

New Refreshing, Photo-Catalytic Pigments Decrease Building Temperature and Pollution

The Environmental Inorganic Chemistry and Ceramic Materials team at the Universitat Jaume I (UJI) in Castellón, Spain, has created a research project to evaluate, transfer, and leverage refreshing and photo-catalytic pigments (cool pigments) with a Scheelite base.

8 Jan 2019