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Zwitterionic Hydrogels Capture Micropollutants for Cleaner Water

MIT chemical engineers create a zwitterionic hydrogel system for single-step water treatment with minimal environmental footprint.

10 Jan 2024

Green Ammonia Could Decarbonize 60% of Global Shipping When Offered at Just 10 Regional Fuel Ports

A study published today in IOP Publishing’s journal Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability has found that green ammonia could be used to fulfil the fuel demands of over 60% of global shipping by targeting just the top 10 regional fuel ports.

10 Jan 2024

Danish Propeller Systems Save Fuel and CO2 on Historic Sailing Ships in Iceland

Icelandic North Sailing, in collaboration with the University of Iceland, has shown impressive results in improving fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by retrofitting modern propeller systems on historic sailing ships.

10 Jan 2024

CGG and C-Questra Sign CCUS Cooperation Agreement

CGG, a global technology and HPC leader, and C-Questra, an independent European operator specializing in the CO2 storage value chain, have signed a commercial cooperation agreement in carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS).

10 Jan 2024

UK Hydrogen Projects Celebrated in Brand New Map Launched by Leading Industry Trade Association

The UK’s first free-to-access Hydrogen Projects Map has been launched by the country’s leading hydrogen trade association.

10 Jan 2024

Unlocking the Potential of Greener Catalyst Methods

Alkylamines are multipurpose chemicals that can do everything from improving the effectiveness of herbicides to easing allergy problems.

10 Jan 2024

Ecodesign to Reduce the Effects of Plastic Pollution on the Environment

With plastic pollution being a substantial danger to ecosystems and human health, numerous solutions to reduce this sort of pollution include lowering plastic manufacturing, reducing plastic waste creation, and enhancing plastic material and product design.

9 Jan 2024

MIT WORLDING: Storytelling Climate Futures with Virtual Reality and Data

Virtual story worlds and game engines aren't just for video games anymore. They are now tools for scientists and storytellers to digitally twin existing physical spaces and then turn them into vessels to dream up speculative climate stories and build collective designs of the future.

9 Jan 2024

Sodium-Ion Batteries: The Future of Sustainable Energy Storage

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have become essential for energy storage systems.

9 Jan 2024

Mixed Forests Better Equipped to Handle Tsunami Waves, Study Shows

Coastal forests in Japan had predominantly been afforested with black pine (Pinus thunbergii), a shade-tolerant tree species that can withstand dry land ecosystems and harsh coastal environments.

8 Jan 2024

Citizen Science Project Links Climate Change to Air Quality in Schools

Climate change is one of the biggest issues of the 21st century, a crisis that affects the fate of the entire world as well as our place in it. A warming Earth will destroy ecosystems, flood cities, and lead to countless suffering and death for people worldwide. Part of the challenge of dealing with climate change is helping people understand its complex impacts.

8 Jan 2024