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Volcanic Ash can be Used as Sustainable Additive in Concrete Structures

MIT engineers working with scientists in Kuwait have found that volcanic rocks, when pulverized into a fine ash, can be used as a sustainable additive in concrete structures.

7 Feb 2018

A More Efficient Approach to Convert Methane into Beneficial Chemicals

Scientists at Southern California have revealed a new, more efficient pathway for converting methane — a potent gas adding to climate change — directly into basic chemicals for making agrochemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.

6 Feb 2018

New Technique Could Pave Way for Clean Energy Economy

Researchers have discovered a method to efficiently produce hydrogen from water - a crucial key to more feasibly developing clean energy.

1 Feb 2018

Benefits of Urban Forests

Planting 20% more trees in megacities would increase the benefits of urban forests, like pollution reduction, energy reduction and carbon sequestration.

19 Jan 2018

Study Discovers that Shale Gas is a Least Sustainable Alternative to Generate Electricity

A new study indicates that shale gas is one of the least sustainable alternatives for generating electricity.

16 Jan 2018

Research Reveals Deforestation Causes Climate to Become Warm

Scientists warn deforestation is likely to warm the climate a lot more than formerly thought.

12 Jan 2018

Water-Based, Energy-Saving Air-Conditioner Generates Potable Drinking Water

Water-based air-conditioning system developed, with the ability to cool down without needing energy-intensive compressors and chemical refrigerants.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers Seek Biological Solution to Trap or Recycle Carbon Dioxide

Researchers have found that E. coli bacteria could possess the key to an efficient technique of trapping and storing or recycling carbon dioxide (CO2).

9 Jan 2018

New Desalination Technique Requires Less Energy to Purify Salty Water

It may become a little easier to provide safer drinking water to those in need. According to Penn State researchers, a new desalination method is able to remove salt from water using less energy than earlier approaches.

3 Jan 2018

Study Proposes Standardizing Measurements of Perovskite Aging

EPFL researchers have created a data-driven proposal for regulating the measurements of perovskite solar cell stability and degradation. Published in Nature Energy, the research focusses on creating consensus in the field and overcoming one of the big obstacles on the way to marketing perovskite photovoltaics.

2 Jan 2018