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Experts Gather at MIT to Prepare Roadmap for “Green” Desalination

Considered one of the most significant turnarounds ever accomplished in relation to a natural resource emergency, Israel has overcome a threatening fresh water scarcity within a decade.

From IDE Technologies 20 Oct 2016

Scientists Find Greener Way to Generate Heat using Biomass

Woodstoves and campfires have long been used to warm people up in cold weather. Recently, people have resorted to use burning wood or other biomass for heat instead of using fossil fuels.

20 Oct 2016

Carbon Storage Signaling Mechanism Discovered in Algae

James Umen, Ph.D., associate member at Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, and colleagues have discovered a method to ensure algae are better producers of oil without hindering their growth.

20 Oct 2016

Three Local Organizations Partner to Demonstrate Climate-Change Mitigation Efforts to Other Organizations

MIT, Boston Medical Center, and Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation have formed an alliance to buy electricity from a large new solar power installation, adding carbon-free energy to the grid and demonstrating a partnership model for other organizations in climate-change mitigation efforts.

20 Oct 2016

Chemists Build High-Functioning Electrode Material with Promising Characteristics in Dual-Ion Batteries

Oregon State University chemists have identified that one or more organic compounds that belongs to a family of pollutants can potentially contribute to an important advancement in manufacturing cost-effective and reliable batteries.

19 Oct 2016

Quebec, Iceland Sign Agreement to Launch Research Projects to Foster Development of Sustainable Energy

At the impetus of INRS, an international cooperation agreement has been forged between Quebec and Iceland.

17 Oct 2016

Scientists Report New Ways to Understand, Integrate Stories of Sustainability Challenges

Just as there are two sides to every story, sustainability challenges have at least two stories to reach every solution. Scientists report new ways to understand and integrate those tales.

13 Oct 2016

TAU Researchers Discover Algae can Yield Mass Quantities of Hydrogen

Researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that algae can yield mass quantities of hydrogen, which is considered the world's cleanest energy source.

7 Oct 2016

Roundtable Discussion Focuses on Geothermal Energy Potential for Electricity Generation

A roundtable discussion scheduled for October 17th 2016 will focus in depth on the potential of geothermal energy at a time when Cornell University is planning to consider a groundbreaking project of its own.

6 Oct 2016

Integrating Rubidium into Perovskite Solar Cells Pushes Power-Conversion Efficiency to 21.6%

EPFL scientists have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells by mixing rubidium into them. This innovative study has helped to develop a new generation of perovskite solar cells and has enhanced power-conversion efficiency to almost 21.6%.

30 Sep 2016