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First Ever Hour-Long Flight for Hydrogen Multi-Rotor UAV With 5 Kg Payload

A project to develop a hydrogen fuel cell powered multi-rotor unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), has beaten its original test flight target of 60 minutes with a 5 kg payload, setting an exciting new benchmark for flight time and payload in the commercial UAV industry.

From BATCAM 8 Jan 2019

Developing New Technologies to Tackle Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Faculty in the Department of Mechanical Engineering are developing technologies that store, capture, convert, and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.

8 Jan 2019

University-Industry Partnership to Promote Eco-Friendly and Sustainable Food Processing and Packaging

Fraser and Neave, Limited (F&N) has collaborated with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and set up a laboratory in Singapore to create novel products and recipes for its array of beverage products.

8 Jan 2019

Research on Namib Desert Beetles Could Help Solve Water Woes

A large number of threats such as pollution, climate change, etc. are putting freshwater supplies at risk. As a result, water collection and purification technologies are becoming more and more significant, particularly in major urban areas.

7 Jan 2019

Identity-Preserved, Certified Palm Oil May Help Consumers Make Sustainable Choices

Consumer goods retailers and companies must be open about the source of the palm oil used in their products so that the consumers are relieved of the trouble of making sustainable choices.

4 Jan 2019

Packaging Material a Key Issue for the Climate

Switching material from plastic to paperboard can reduce a packaging’s climate impact by 99 per cent.

4 Jan 2019

Study Reveals the Sahara Desert Swung Between Wet and Dry Climates Every 20,000 Years

Known as one of the most inhospitable and harshest places on earth, the Sahara desert covers most of North Africa in approximately 3.6 million square miles of windswept dunes and rock.

3 Jan 2019

Exploring Pressing Environmental Issues in the Middle East

Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Rashed Alshehhi models a region with freshwater shortages, oil spills, and frequent dust storms.

3 Jan 2019

Researchers Study and Document Trash Accumulation Along Gulf of Mexico Shorelines

Accumulation of trash, specifically plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an environmental, economic, aesthetic, and human health issue that poses serious risks to coastal communities across the globe, including the Gulf of Mexico.

31 Dec 2018

Studying the Effect of Climate Change on Coastal Ecosystems

When a nor’easter struck the East Coast in early January 2018, a record-breaking high tide made several streets in Boston inaccessible, and in Boston’s Seaport District, seawater rushed down Seaport Boulevard.

28 Dec 2018

Converting Pine Needles from Old Christmas Trees into Useful Products to Reduce Carbon Footprint

A new study at the University of Sheffield reports that it is possible to save abandoned Christmas trees from landfill and convert them into paint and food sweeteners.

28 Dec 2018

Desert Life-Inspired Solutions to Harness Clean Water from Air

Although humans can manage in the roughest shelters and can make a meal from the most humble of ingredients, they cannot survive without clean water.

27 Dec 2018

Climate Change Might Lead to Considerable Increase in Chinese Residential Electricity Use

An innovative study by Duke University and Fudan University in China has been the first to predict the increase in Chinese residential electricity consumption as a result of climate change. It is a considerable amount.

26 Dec 2018

Novel Process for Making Bioplastic Polymers from Microorganisms that Feed on Seaweed

A method for making bioplastic polymers that avoid the need for using fresh water or land—resources that are scanty in many regions across the globe—has been described in a new study performed at Tel Aviv University.

26 Dec 2018

New Study Quantifies Impact of Droughts on Emissions Due to Power Generation from Fossil Fuels as Alternative

There was an increase in emissions of harmful air pollutants and carbon dioxide from power generation plants in various western U.S. states due to the recent droughts.

24 Dec 2018