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Water Treatment by Piezoelectricity Activation of Persulfate

The increasing size and speed of urbanization are leading to a significant issue of water pollution.

4 Jan 2024

Human Evolution May Block Solutions to Climate Change

Central features of human evolution may stop our species from resolving global environmental problems like climate change, says a new study led by the University of Maine.

4 Jan 2024

Prioritizing Nutritional Quality in Climate-Smart Agriculture

A significant study found that instead of cultivating maize, farmers in sub-Saharan Africa should diversify their crop production by choosing crops that are more adaptable to climate change and provide adequate essential micronutrients for the population.

3 Jan 2024

Engineering a Greener Future: MIT Expert's Practical Approach to Climate Solutions

A few years ago, David Hsu started taking a keen interest in some apartment buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx — but not because he was looking for a place to live. Hsu, an associate professor at MIT, works on urban climate change solutions.

3 Jan 2024

Bridging the Inequality Gap is Vital in Tackling Climate Crisis, Researchers Say

In a report just published in the journal Nature Climate Change, researchers argue that tackling inequality is vital in moving the world towards Net-Zero - because inequality constrains who can feasibly adopt low-carbon behaviors.

3 Jan 2024

The Impact of Global Warming on the Korean Peninsula's Extreme Weather

With 36 fatalities last year, Typhoon Hinnamnor made headlines as the first super typhoon to form at a latitude as high as 25°N since records kept by the Korea Meteorological Administration were originally kept.

2 Jan 2024

Discovering How Microplastics Endanger Health and Soil

Researchers from Zhejiang Shuren University and China Agricultural University revealed the mechanisms and effects of plastic pollution on antibiotic resistance and soil health.

2 Jan 2024

Revealing Sea Level Rise Risk Disparities For Minority Populations

Coastal communities are facing unprecedented risks due to the threat of dramatic sea level rise, but a new study shows that the people who are least fortunate will bear the burden of climate change as flooding worsens.

2 Jan 2024

Dual Control of Kinetics and Thermodynamics with MXenes and Indium Alloying

MgH2's potential for practical hydrogen storage hinges on unlocking both fast hydrogen uptake and release (kinetics) and energy efficiency (thermodynamics).

28 Dec 2023

World4Solar’s Out-of-the-Box Power Plant, HelioWing™ is Changing the Landscape of Solar Energy Generation

World4Solar is changing the way people power their homes and businesses to become self-sufficient in clean energy.

27 Dec 2023

Plastic Waste Finds New Purpose, Fuels Sustainable Chemical Reactions

Researchers employ common plastics to kickstart radical chain reactions, creating a way to reuse plastic waste while improving process safety and efficiency.

27 Dec 2023

Ascent Solar Technologies Inc. Achieves Spaceflight Heritage for its Space Solar PV Array Products on Momentus’ Vigoride-6 Mission

Ascent Solar Technologies, (“ASTI” or the “Company”), the leading U.S. innovator in the design and manufacture of featherweight, flexible, and durable CIGS thin-film photovoltaic (PV) solutions, announced today that the Company has achieved spaceflight heritage for its space PV array products manifested on the Momentus Vigoride-6 mission.

From Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. 22 Dec 2023