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New Research Project Aims to Clean Up Oilsands Wastewater Using Native Alberta Algae

New Research Project Aims to Clean Up Oilsands Wastewater Using Native Alberta Algae

A research project underway at the University of Calgary aims to clean up oilsands tailing ponds by using native algae already found in them to do the job.

28 Mar 2016

Blowing Tiny Bubbles Through Seawater Could Help Protect Coral Reefs

Blowing Tiny Bubbles Through Seawater Could Help Protect Coral Reefs

Stanford scientists have discussed a way of dealing with neutralizing human activities that turn oceans acidic: blowing tiny bubbles. Blowing bubbles, they say, removes carbon dioxide (CO2) off coastal marine areas and transports it to the atmosphere, protecting coral reefs and oyster farms.

25 Mar 2016

Calcifying Species can Dissolve During Night Due to More-Acidic Conditions Caused by Community Respiration

Calcifying Species can Dissolve During Night Due to More-Acidic Conditions Caused by Community Respiration

A new study, based on the most-extensive set of measurements ever made in tide pools, suggests that ocean acidification will increasingly put many marine organisms at risk by exacerbating normal changes in ocean chemistry that occur overnight. Conducted along California’s rocky coastline, the study from Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira and Lester Kwiatkowski shows that the most-vulnerable organisms are likely to be those with calcium carbonate shells or skeletons. It is published by Scientific Reports.

21 Mar 2016

New Insights into Role of Greenhouse Gases from Land Ecosystems in Climate Change

New Insights into Role of Greenhouse Gases from Land Ecosystems in Climate Change

A new research paper published in Nature, advances the understanding of how greenhouse gases from forests, grasslands, and agriculture other than carbon dioxide play a role in climate change.

18 Mar 2016

UW Researchers Use New Method to Map Hundreds of Wetlands

UW Researchers Use New Method to Map Hundreds of Wetlands

For two University of Washington researchers, the real test came as they walked across a barren-looking field.

17 Mar 2016

Researchers Identify New Species of Bacteria that Uses Dual Enzymes to Breakdown Plastic

Researchers Identify New Species of Bacteria that Uses Dual Enzymes to Breakdown Plastic

Researchers have identified a species of bacteria that uses just two enzymes to break down plastic. Poly(ethylene terephthalate), or PET, is a type of polymer used in plastic that is highly resistant to biodegradation.

11 Mar 2016

Wastewater Treatment Facilities Ineffective at Removing Certain Chemicals

Wastewater Treatment Facilities Ineffective at Removing Certain Chemicals

Farmers in drought areas are especially concerned by this question. As fresh water resources become scarce, one option for water-conscious farmers is to water crops with treated wastewater.

3 Mar 2016

Warm Water Causes Aquatic Animals to Suffer from Fatal Respiratory Distress

Warm Water Causes Aquatic Animals to Suffer from Fatal Respiratory Distress

Until now, the link between rising water temperatures and higher mortality rates in aquatic animals was a bit of a chicken-and-egg situation.

1 Mar 2016

ICES Journal of Marine Science Announces Publication of Special Issue on Ocean Acidification

ICES Journal of Marine Science Announces Publication of Special Issue on Ocean Acidification

Today, the ICES Journal of Marine Science publishes a special issue on ocean acidification, the most-studied single topic in marine science.

1 Mar 2016

Increased Levels of Dissolved Salts can be Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrates

Increased Levels of Dissolved Salts can be Toxic to Aquatic Invertebrates

Aquatic life can suffer when high concentrations of dissolved salts enter freshwater ecosystems, a process known as salinization.

26 Feb 2016

New Products for Energy Research: Battery & Solar Materials

New Products for Energy Research: Battery & Solar Materials

Explore battery and solar materials for your energy research.

From Merck KGaA

Thermo Scientific™ Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder

Thermo Scientific™ Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder

The Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder is a versatile piece of equipment designed for various applications in battery research and development.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials Characterization

ARL QUANT’X ED X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

ARL QUANT’X ED X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

The ARL QUANT'X is a complete energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer solution for all your elemental analysis needs.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific - Elemental and Phase Analysis

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