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Changing Climatic Conditions Might Have an Impact on Peatlands’ Carbon Cycle

Continuous changes in climatic conditions can lead to various changes. For instance, they can increase microbial activities, modify microbial biomass and community composition, and activate decomposition of the organic matter in the deeper peat layers by altering the processes of microorganisms and by indirectly impacting the availability of substrates.

22 Nov 2018

Researchers Use Ionic Wind to Power First-Ever Plane Without Any Moving Parts

From the time the first airplane took flight more than a century ago, nearly all aircraft in the sky have flown with the help of moving parts such as turbine blades, propellers, and fans, powered by fossil fuel combustion or by battery packs that produce a persistent, whining buzz.

22 Nov 2018

Study Reveals Factors Responsible for Dramatic Cost Reduction of Photovoltaic Modules

In the last four decades, there has been a significant reduction in the cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules by as much as 99%—a trend that has often been hyped as a considerable success story in the field of renewable energy technology.

21 Nov 2018

Novel Electrocatalysts for Converting Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Products

Researchers from Rutgers University–New Brunswick have created catalysts with the ability to convert carbon dioxide, the principal cause of global warming, into fabrics, plastics, resins, and other products.

21 Nov 2018

Study Reveals Volcanoes and Glaciers Combine to Produce Methane

Researchers have discovered that large volumes of the powerful greenhouse gas methane are being discharged from an Icelandic glacier.

21 Nov 2018

New Research Exposes Growing Threats of Cumulative Climate Hazards Worldwide

A new research offers one of the most complete assessments yet of the impact of the simultaneous occurrence of many climate hazards. This study exposes that societies face a much greater threat from climate change than preceding studies have indicated.

20 Nov 2018

Study Shows Local Greenhouse Gas Concentrations and Arctic Climate Feedbacks Outweigh Other Processes

An increased surface warming in Alaska, Siberia, Canada, and in the Arctic Ocean in relation to global mean temperature rise has been revealed by long-term observations of surface temperatures.

20 Nov 2018

Scientists Chart Best Course to Save California’s Native Plants from Impacts of Climate Change

In view of the IPCC warnings that humans have merely 12 years to decrease greenhouse gas emissions by almost 50% or face considerably greater effects from climate change, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) are now planning the best route to save the native plants of California from these human threats.

20 Nov 2018

Newly-Funded Network Aims to Use Biotechnology Solutions to Realize Low Carbon Economy

A new Environmental Biotechnology Network (EBNet) will be led by the University of Southampton as part of an initiative to reinforce UK’s transition to a low carbon economy for the future.

19 Nov 2018

Preventing Problems Related to Climate Change Requires Changes in How Countries Look at Growth and Progress

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) conveyed a strong message to the international community with its recent report, issued in early October in South Korea: the world has to act at once to decrease greenhouse gas emissions.

16 Nov 2018

First 3D-printed Turbine-Blade Mold Fetches Sandia Technology Focus Award

Sandia National Laboratories has designed the first wind turbine blades made from a 3D-printed mold, which could significantly reduce the time & cost of developing innovative wind energy technology.

15 Nov 2018

Dual Concepts Show Promise for Developing Efficient Biofuel Cell

Technically, fuel cells that function with the hydrogenase enzyme are equally efficient as those that contain platinum—a costly precious metal—as a catalyst.

15 Nov 2018

Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria Could Convert Wastewater Treatment Plants into Zero-Carbon Fuel Generators

Some valuable thing has been flushed down the toilet today. Organic compounds in industrial wastewater and household sewage have been shown to be a rich potential source of bioplastics, energy, and even proteins meant for animal feed.

14 Nov 2018

Outdoor Labs Offer Realistic Insights of Plant Response to Future Climate Change

If a seed is zapped into the future to see how it will react to climate change, how accurate will that prediction be? After all, seeds that essentially grow in the future would have experienced generations of genetic variations and adaptations that these “time traveling” seeds do not experience.

14 Nov 2018