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Study Shows Renewables Raise Food Prices

As countries including Australia embrace renewable energy production, a recent study sheds light on some overlooked impacts of this transition.

From University of Auckland 12 Aug 2024

Innovative MIT Spinout Creates Sustainable Cement with Zero CO2 Emissions

While today's cement is made through extremely high temperatures in a kiln, ancient Romans didn't have that option. Still, anyone who's been to Rome recently will tell you that ancient cement seems to have held up just fine.

9 Aug 2024

New Defect Engineering Technique Enhances Efficiency in Green Hydrogen Production

Efficient technology for splitting the hydrogen-oxygen bond in water could be the key to producing low-cost, green hydrogen for energy storage at an industrial scale.

9 Aug 2024

Context Labs’ Platform Aims to Combat Greenwashing with Advanced Verification Tools

Context Labs, led by Dan Harple SM ’13, uses AI-enabled data analytics and verification to help companies measure their true greenhouse emissions and document reductions.

8 Aug 2024

Andes Glaciers First to Cross Threshold of Shrinkage Beyond Last Ice Age, Research Finds

As they are in many places around the globe, glaciers perched high in the Andes Mountains are shrinking. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and their collaborators have uncovered evidence that the high-altitude tropical ice fields are likely smaller than they've been at any time since the last ice age ended 11,700 years ago.

7 Aug 2024

Rutgers Secures $16M for Climate Resilience Projects in New Jersey’s Coastal Cities

Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey's coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program.

7 Aug 2024

Highway Solar Panel Covering Could Lower CO2 Emissions and Accidents

According to recent research published in Earth’s Future, covering all of the world's highways with solar panel roofs could significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions and road accidents.

7 Aug 2024

Study Highlights Impact of Vibration on Satellite Solar Efficiency

A recent review article published in the journal Micromachines comprehensively explored the impact of mechanical vibration on the output power and efficiency of a satellite solar panel with a three-plate structure.

By Muhammad Osama 6 Aug 2024

Veolia Increases Solvent Recycling to Produce More Sustainable Products and Reduce Carbon Emissions

The UK’s leading resource management company, Veolia, has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products.

From Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions 6 Aug 2024

CARBIOS and FCC Environment Announce Joint Project to Establish UK-Based PET Biorecycling Facility Using CARBIOS’ Licensed Technology

CARBIOS, a pioneer in the development and industrialization of biological technologies to reinvent the life cycle of plastic and textiles, and FCC Environment UK (“FCC”), one of the UK’s leading recycling and waste management companies, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to jointly study the implementation of a UK-based plant using CARBIOS’ PET biorecycling licensed technology.

From FCC Environment 6 Aug 2024

Study Reveals How Uplift of Antarctic Bedrock Could Alter Global Sea Level Projections

The rising earth beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet will likely become a major factor in future sea level rise, a new study suggests.

5 Aug 2024

Self-Healing and Biodegradable Ionic Polyurethane

In a study published in Nano Energy, Professor Lee Joo-hyuk of the Department of Energy Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology produced an ionic polyurethane-based triboelectric generator with self-healing, biodegradable, and high electro-positive qualities.

5 Aug 2024

Researchers Recycle Copper from Solar Panels into Useful Nanoparticles

In a recent article published in Catalysts, researchers highlighted a new method for recycling copper from waste solar panels and converting it into copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) using an eco-friendly synthesis approach.

By Muhammad Osama 2 Aug 2024

Forge Battery Begins Bulk Customer Shipments of 300 Wh/kg Lithium-Ion Battery Cells

Forge Battery, the commercial lithium-ion battery production subsidiary of Forge Nano, Inc., today announced it has begun shipping the company’s prototype high-energy 21700 cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells to existing customers and potential partners.

31 Jul 2024

ORNL Develops New Method for Detecting Environmental PEG Pollution

Substances called polyethylene glycols, or PEGs, are widely used in industry, medical, cosmetics and personal care products. The problem is, when they enter the environment and build up, they can harm ecosystems and natural resources.

31 Jul 2024