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New Electrocatalytic Mechanism Works Like Mammalian Lung to Convert Water into Fuel

Stanford University researchers have created an electrocatalytic mechanism that functions similar to a mammalian lung to turn water into fuel.

21 Dec 2018

VTT’s Roadmap Highlights the Need for Energy System Transition

To assure the adequacy of energy and raw materials, the circular economy alone is not enough because the natural resources are becoming less owing to increasing consumption and climate change.

21 Dec 2018

Climate Projections for Northeastern United States Using High-Resolution Regional Model

A new MIT-led study projects a dramatic increase in annual high-heat days in the U.S. Northeast by the century’s end.

21 Dec 2018

MIT Study Identifies New Threat to Ozone Layer's Recovery

Study finds chloroform emissions, on the rise in East Asia, could delay ozone recovery by up to eight years.

21 Dec 2018

Novel Carbon Powder Could Capture CO2 from Power Plants and Factories

Researchers from the University of Waterloo have produced a powder with the potential to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) from power plants and factories.

20 Dec 2018

Study Shows Forests, Similar to Humans, Require a Balanced Diet

Forests around the world are on a fast food diet of carbon dioxide, which is presently causing them to grow faster.

20 Dec 2018

Even Slight Changes in Oxygen Levels Can have Big Consequences for Tiny Marine Organisms

According to the findings of oceanographers at The University of Rhode Island, even slight levels of ocean oxygen loss, or deoxygenation, have significant impact on tiny marine organisms known as zooplankton.

20 Dec 2018

Researchers Create New Houseplant to Clean the Air in Homes

People like to maintain the air in their homes as clean as possible, and occasionally people use HEPA air filters to keep dust particles and offending allergens away.

20 Dec 2018

Improving Crop Production While Saving Water and Energy

PhD student Julia Sokol is helping develop drip irrigation technologies that allow farmers to save water and energy.

20 Dec 2018

Study Investigates Environmental Impacts of Disposable, Takeaway Food Containers

According to researchers, more must be done to deal with the growing environmental effect of takeaway food containers.

19 Dec 2018

Despite Significant Reduction, Ozone Levels Still Prevail in European Forests

Excessively high ozone levels still prevail in European forests. Even remote locations are known to have high ozone concentrations because precursors responsible for the formation of this pollutant are transported over long distances.

19 Dec 2018

Copper Shows Promise for Converting Carbon Dioxide into Sustainable Chemicals and Fuels

For many years, researchers have been looking for effective methods to remove excess emissions of carbon dioxide from the air and recycle them into products like renewable fuels.

18 Dec 2018

Utilizing Food Waste to Produce Sustainable and Economical Bioplastics

How is it possible to leverage the large amounts of food waste, such as orange peels from juice production, produced by the food industry? Pedro F. Souza Filho has tried to find out ways to use food waste and reuse it in his study for the production of new food, animal feed, and bioplastics.

18 Dec 2018

Changes in Agriculture Could Minimize Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The agricultural industry is the world’s largest source of non-CO2 greenhouse gas emissions, and IIASA-led study has discovered that shifting agricultural practices and a change in diet away from meat and dairy products could lower the sector’s emissions by up to 50% by 2050 compared to a situation without mitigation attempts.

18 Dec 2018

France’s First Tidal Energy Plant Gets Smarter with QOS Energy’s Data Intelligence Platform

Sabella, a pioneering tidal and ocean stream turbine developer, has partnered with QOS Energy to improve the performance monitoring of its ground-breaking Ushant tidal energy project.

From SABELLA SAS 18 Dec 2018