Researchers have calculated the carbon footprint for the full life cycle of fertilisers, which are responsible for approximately five percent of total greenhouse gas emissions - the first time this has been accurately quantified - and found that carbon emissions could be reduced to one-fifth of current levels by 2050.
Feb 11th, 2023
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Experiments have revealed the complex mode of action behind the artificial splitting of water at its most efficient level.
Feb 10th, 2023
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Scientists have collaborated on the implementation of an accurate, low-cost and easy-to-use test for detecting toxic levels of fluoride in water.
Feb 8th, 2023
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Scientists discovered how bacteria make conductive protein naowires and why they show such extremely high conductivity.
Feb 2nd, 2023
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Scientists invented a material that will reduce the cost, complexity, and environmental impact of battery recycling.
Feb 1st, 2023
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Researchers have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.
Feb 1st, 2023
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A new pseudopeptide catalytic system allows the production of cyclic carbonates from dilute CO2 under mild pressure and temperature conditions and in an enantioselective way.
Jan 31st, 2023
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The ReczLIB project aims to develop new processes for battery electrode production, direct recycling and integrated functional material cycles.
Jan 30th, 2023
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Researchers plan to develop a novel type of insulating material from plant-based raw materials or waste products that can permanently bind the CO2 it contains by means of a special heat treatment - and thus act as a CO2 sink.
Jan 27th, 2023
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There is money to be made - and potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - by finding a second life for the potato peels, fried dough particles, cheese whey and other industrial food-processing waste products that routinely end up in landfills, according to new research.
Jan 25th, 2023
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Scientists have succeeded in synthesizing fumaric acid, a raw material for plastics, from CO2 powered by solar energy - for the first time.
Jan 25th, 2023
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Laboratory experiment shows that bacteria really eat and digest plastic.
Jan 25th, 2023
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Scientists examined the benefits and trade-offs of current and emerging technologies for recycling certain types of plastics to determine the most appropriate options.
Jan 17th, 2023
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Study shows that if autonomous vehicles are widely adopted, hardware efficiency will need to advance rapidly to keep computing-related emissions in check.
Jan 16th, 2023
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Covering less than ten per cent of the world's hydropower reservoirs with floating solar panels would yield as much energy as all hydropower does today.
Jan 13th, 2023
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Plastic is useful but also poses an environmental problem. Scientists are now using enzymes from bacteria and fungi to break down plastic.
Jan 13th, 2023
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A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions, thereby supporting the sustainable energy transition.
Jan 12th, 2023
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Research discovery will enable the manufacturing of biorenewable materials from trees and corn.
Jan 9th, 2023
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