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Innovative Method for Eliminating Resistant Pollutants

An innovative method for easily and cost-efficiently eliminating highly resistant pollutants from water has been devised by chemists.

8 Feb 2018

Halal Certified Filtration Products

Amazon Filters reports on growing sales of Halal certified filter cartridges and housings to global food and beverage manufacturers looking to supply the international Muslim community. To enable it to serve this ...

8 Feb 2018

Australia’s natural attractions in climate firing line

THE CLIMATE COUNCIL has launched its major national report ‘Icons at Risk: Climate Change Threatening Australian Tourism’ on Thursday. The national report shows that Australia’s most popular tourist destinations a...

8 Feb 2018

Sustainable, Carbon-Free Methods for Synthesis of Hydrogen

An accelerating need to find energy sources to substitute decreasing fossil fuels means that hydrogen will probably have a significant role in the future.

7 Feb 2018

Volcanic Ash can be Used as Sustainable Additive in Concrete Structures

MIT engineers working with scientists in Kuwait have found that volcanic rocks, when pulverized into a fine ash, can be used as a sustainable additive in concrete structures.

7 Feb 2018

Ozone Recovering but Not at Low Latitudes

Global ozone has had an unexpected decrease in sections of the atmosphere could be preventing rehabilitation at lower latitudes.

By Kerry Taylor-Smith 7 Feb 2018

Optimized Laser Patterning Reduces ‘Dead Area’ in Solar Cells

New research by CHEOPS has found a way to reduce the ‘dead area’ or photovoltaic cells by applying an enhanced laser patterning process.

By Isabelle Robinson 6 Feb 2018

Study Reveals Hazards of Land-Based Pollution Caused by Microplastics

Minute plastic particles pose a threat to creatures on land and could have damaging effects similar or even more challenging than in the oceans.

6 Feb 2018

A More Efficient Approach to Convert Methane into Beneficial Chemicals

Scientists at Southern California have revealed a new, more efficient pathway for converting methane — a potent gas adding to climate change — directly into basic chemicals for making agrochemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.

6 Feb 2018

OPES Solutions Creates Super Light Solar Module

OPES Solutions has continued to secure its position as a leading manufacturer of off-grid solar modules, by creating a super light system of photovoltaics.

By Luke Edwards 6 Feb 2018

Scientists Study the Stages of Perovskite Formation

Research about the sequential deposition reaction used to build perovskite solar panels, offering a fundamental understanding of perovskite formation.

5 Feb 2018

MIT Researchers Explore Cleaner, More Reliable and Cost-Effective Power System Solutions

The MIT Energy Initiative continues to develop and expand its eight Low-Carbon Energy Centers, which facilitate multidisciplinary collaboration among MIT researchers, industry, and government to advance research in technology areas critical to addressing climate change.

5 Feb 2018