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Research Project to Find Herbicide Options for Tackling Resistance

A research team within Curtin University has embarked on a new project to find safe and sustainable solutions to herbicide resistance, with the ultimate aim of protecting food supply in Australia.

17 Feb 2022

Researchers Offer Potential Paths Forward to Achieve More Sustainable Batteries

Electric vehicles, powered by renewable energy instead of finite fossil fuels, are the best green choice -; but they could be more sustainable. The most common power source in electric vehicles and portable electronics, lithium-ion batteries rely on an expensive and scarce metal to work.

15 Feb 2022

Paris Climate Agreement Goal to Limit Global Warming Remains Within Reach

The Paris Climate Agreement goal to limit global warming this century to 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) over pre-industrial temperatures is still within reach, while apocalyptic, worst-case scenarios are no longer plausible, suggests a new CU Boulder analysis.

14 Feb 2022

University of Texas Scientist Highlights Factors for Effective Capture and Storage of Carbon

The path to a stabilized climate is arduous and combative. Several solutions are required to enable a rapid, equitable shift away from fossil fuels: among them the development of greener materials, sustainable energy sources, and approaches to eliminate CO2 from the air.

11 Feb 2022

Quoll-ity Research Aims to Help Northern Quoll Bounce Back

A researcher at Charles Darwin University (CDU), Gavin Trewella, has been working to improve the conservation outlook for an iconic Australian native animal, the northern quoll.

9 Feb 2022

Thames Estuary Growth Board Releases Study on Light Freight on the River Thames

The River Thames has enormous, untapped potential for handling light freight. If fulfilled, it would deliver new jobs, ease congestion and air pollution, and help keep the nation on track to net zero. Today, the Thames Estuary Growth Board has released a report with recommendations on making this potential a reality.

9 Feb 2022

Decarbonising Cement by 2040: University, Government and Industry Collaboration Unveiled

A ground-breaking project led by Heriot-Watt University is accelerating efforts to decarbonise the energy-intensive cement industry.

9 Feb 2022

Lotus Effect: Self-cleaning Bioplastics Repel Liquid and Dirt

Inspired by the always immaculate lotus leaf, researchers have developed a self-cleaning bioplastic that is sturdy, sustainable and compostable.

8 Feb 2022

Experts Design a ‘Smart’ FFP2 Facemask that Sends a Mobile Alert When CO2 Limits are Exceeded

Wearing FFP2-type facemasks for any length of time produces a concentration of CO2 between the face and the mask that is higher than the normal atmospheric concentration, due to the gas we exhale when breathing.

4 Feb 2022

Phase Out of Animal Agriculture and Switching to a Plant-Based Diet may Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The worldwide phase out of animal agriculture, combined with a global switch to a plant-based diet, would effectively halt the increase of atmospheric greenhouse gases for 30 years and give humanity more time to end its reliance on fossil fuels, according to a new study by scientists from Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley.

2 Feb 2022