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Climate Change Poses Threat to Mountain Climbers

Climate change increases the danger of falling rocks in the Alps and other mountain regions, adding to existing risks for mountain climbers. This is the conclusion of a study by Arnaud Temme of Wageningen University using climbing guides written by mountaineers in the past.

18 Jan 2016

Scripps-led Study Finds High Melt Rates on Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf

A new Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego-led study measured a melt rate that is 25 times higher than expected on one part of the Ross Ice Shelf. The study suggests that high, localized melt rates such as this one on Antarctica’s largest and most stable ice shelf are normal and keep Antarctica’s ice sheets in balance.

18 Jan 2016

New Eindhoven Student Team Aims to Build World's First Formic Acid-Powered Car

Building a car that is powered by formic acid. That is the ambition of Team FAST, a new student team from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).

18 Jan 2016

Researchers Analyze Nature’s Best Biocatalysts to Boost Efficiency of Biofuel Production

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center are looking beyond the usual suspects in the search for microbes that can efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels.

18 Jan 2016

Berkeley Lab to Lead New Projects that Aim to Modernize Power Grid in the U.S.

The nation’s electric power system is central to the U.S. economy and our growing need for clean, reliable, and secure electric power. Yet today’s electric grid is under increasing pressure to change and modernize in the face of emerging challenges and technological opportunities.

18 Jan 2016

Warsaw Researchers Discover Simple and Effective Method for Producing Perovskite Solar Cells

Perovskites, substances that perfectly absorb light, are the future of solar energy. The opportunity for their rapid dissemination has just increased thanks to a cheap and environmentally safe method of production of these materials, developed by chemists from Warsaw, Poland.

18 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Giant Icebergs Help Slow Down Global Warming

Professor Grant Bigg and his team from the University of Sheffield’s Department of Geography have conducted pioneering research on giant icebergs and high levels of phytoplankton growth, and the subsequental decrease in global warming.

13 Jan 2016

Germany’s Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy Funds Research Project on Redox Flow Batteries

New production process allows industrial use and power outputs in the two- to three-digit megawatt range / German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) provides 3.9 million euros funding for “extruded plate” project as cross-sector collaboration between industry and research

13 Jan 2016

Researchers Explore Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Poultry Houses

The University of Delaware’s Hong Li is part of a research team looking at how adding alum as an amendment to poultry litter reduces ammonia and greenhouse gas concentrations and emissions, specifically carbon dioxide, in poultry houses.

13 Jan 2016

Study Reveals Clouds are Raising Temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet

The Greenland Ice Sheet is the second largest ice sheet in the world and it’s melting rapidly, likely driving almost a third of global sea level rise.

13 Jan 2016

Ocean Current in Gulf of Mexico Plays Key Role in Sustaining Florida Red Tide Blooms

A new study found that a major ocean current in the Gulf of Mexico plays an important role in sustaining Florida red tide blooms. The University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science research team suggest that the position of the Loop Current can serve as an indicator of whether the algal bloom will be sustained, and provide warning of possible hazardous red tide conditions in coastal areas.

13 Jan 2016

Biofilter Made from Peanut Shells Helps Purify Air

Raul Pineda Olmedo, a biology expert from the National University of Mexico (UNAM), developed a biofilter that uses microorganisms living in peanut shells to purify air pollutants such as solvents and methanol. Doctors Fermin Perez Guevara and Frédéric Thalasso Sire, from the Research Center of Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV) in Mexico, were part of this experiment

13 Jan 2016

Researchers Observe Molecular Processes of Organic Solar Cells

A group of scientists at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has successfully observed the unique molecular processes that occur during the production of organic solar cells.

13 Jan 2016

Human-Induced Ocean Acidification Negatively Affects Marine Bacteria

Marine bacteria are heavily influenced by the ongoing ocean acidification caused by human emissions of carbon dioxide. This discovery was made by researchers at Linnaeus University, Sweden, together with researchers in Spain. The results are presented in an article in the recognised scientific journal Nature Climate Change.

12 Jan 2016

Food Waste Prevention Cuts Energy Impacts More Than Biogas Production

Turning your old banana peels and last night's leftovers into biogas sounds like a win-win situation for you and the environment: You don't have to feel guilty about having cooked too much pasta, and the use of biogas reduces CO2 emissions when it replaces fossil fuels.

12 Jan 2016