Fungi-based meat alternatives to help save Earth's forests
Substituting just a fifth of meat from cattle with microbial protein - a meat alternative produced in fermentation tanks - by 2050 could halve deforestation.
May 4th, 2022
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Study weighs the risks of climate geoengineering
New research shows that methods for slowing climate change - from planting forests to fertilizing the oceans with iron - bring dangerous risk tradeoffs.
May 4th, 2022
Read moreDual membrane offers hope for long-term energy storage
A team of engineers and chemists have created a polysulfide-air redox flow battery with not one, but two membranes. The dual membrane design overcomes the main problems with this type of large-scale battery, opening up its potential to store excess energy from, for example, renewable sources such as wind and solar.
May 3rd, 2022
Read moreHybrid electro-biosystem upcycles carbon dioxide into energy-rich long-chain compounds
Artificial upcycling of carbon dioxide into value-added products in a sustainable manner represents an opportunity to tackle environmental issues and realize a circular economy.
Apr 30th, 2022
Read morePortable desalination unit generates drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps (w/video)
Researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate clear, clean drinking water.
Apr 29th, 2022
Read moreResearchers unlock potential means to reduce lithium-Ion batteries reliance on rare metals
Researchers have unearthed a potential method for incorporating more common and cheaper elements as synthesizing electrode materials.
Apr 28th, 2022
Read morePlastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste (w/video)
An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
Apr 27th, 2022
Read moreLignin-based jet fuel packs more power for less pollution
An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds added to conventional fuels, according to new research.
Apr 27th, 2022
Read moreStudy quantifies metal supplies needed to reach EU's climate neutrality goal
A new study echoes IEA warning of severe global competition for several metals needed in Europe's energy transition away from fossil fuels.
Apr 25th, 2022
Read moreStartup WasteAnt wants to make efficient use of waste with artificial intelligence
Only random checks are made on the quality of household waste that is collected. As a rule, this is done manually, and the data is still recorded on paper. WasteAnt succeeds in automating and digitizing this process.
Apr 21st, 2022
Read moreReversible fuel cells can support grid economically
Integrated reversible power-to-gas systems can also convert hydrogen back to electricity as a backup power source surprisingly economically, new research finds.
Apr 21st, 2022
Read moreStudy shows everyday plastic products release trillions of nanoparticles into water
Researchers have analyzed a couple of widely used consumer products to better understand these microscopic plastics. They found that when the plastic products are exposed to hot water, they release trillions of nanoparticles per liter into the water.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreScientists are saving the planet by coding green
Apps - and anything else that is programmed - can actually be more or less efficient and require more or less power to perform their tasks. A group of researchers focuses on that exact point: making sure the software on everything that surrounds us is coded as efficiently as possible.
Apr 20th, 2022
Read moreA new heat engine with no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine
The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say.
Apr 13th, 2022
Read moreResearchers obtain a bioactive and sustainable plastic material by reusing pineapple residues
This plastic material not only has the capacity to be a container, but also to interact with the food it stores and to increase its capacity for preservation, thereby increasing its shelf life.
Apr 11th, 2022
Read moreSolar cell keeps working long after the sun sets
Researchers constructed a photovoltaic cell that harvests energy from the environment during the day and night, avoiding the need for batteries altogether. The device makes use of the heat leaking from Earth back into space - energy that is on the same order of magnitude as incoming solar radiation.
Apr 5th, 2022
Read more'Freeze-thaw battery' is adept at preserving its energy
Molten-salt battery marks step toward seasonal storage of grid-scale energy.
Apr 5th, 2022
Read moreEstimates of the carbon cycle - vital to predicting climate change - are incorrect
The findings do not counter the established science of climate change but highlight how the accounting of the amount of carbon withdrawn by plants and returned by soil is not accurate.
Apr 1st, 2022
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