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Automated Tool Uses Satellite Images to Map Sustainable Rooftops Globally

Dr Filip Biljecki, Presidential Young Professor from the Department of Architecture at the National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Design and Environment, and NUS Master of Architecture graduate Mr Abraham Noah Wu developed an automated tool that uses satellite images to track how rooftops around the world adopt solar panels and/or vegetation.

7 Sep 2021

Health Journals Urge World Leaders to Take Emergency Action to Limit Climate Change, Restore Biodiversity

Today medical, nursing and public health journals across the world have simultaneously published an editorial calling for world leaders to take emergency action to transform societies and limit climate change, restore biodiversity, and protect health.

7 Sep 2021

Call to Recycle Plastic Waste

Recyclable plastic has been recorded on popular beaches and urban watercourses in Adelaide, South Australia – highlighting the need for more efforts to remove and reuse all plastics from waste streams, particularly in urban areas.

7 Sep 2021

Mauritius Incident was World’s First Major Spill of Very Low Sulfur Fuel Oil

A year after bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground in an environmentally sensitive area off Mauritius, Curtin University-led research has identified the incident as the first known spillage involving a new type of marine fuel oil.

7 Sep 2021

Groundbreaking Electro-Hydraulic System Wins Volvo Technology Award

The novel Common Pressure Rail Hybrid system applied to excavators, resulting in?radical improvements in energy-efficiency, has received the Volvo Technology Award 2021.

7 Sep 2021

Monitoring the Charging Stations of the e-Bus Fleet of the City of Jena

How Jena's public transport system monitors its charging columns for the e-bus fleet and uses advanced diagnostic features to increase availability and optimize maintenance activities

7 Sep 2021

Study Finds Warmer Weather is Associated with Worsening of COPD Symptoms

A new study presented recently at the “virtual” European Respiratory Society International Congress states that warmer weather is connected to the deterioration of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms.

6 Sep 2021

Climate Change Adaptation has Positive Effects on Human Health and Wellbeing

The COVID-19 pandemic has increased attention on links between public health and the planet’s health — areas traditionally addressed in separate science and policy circles.

6 Sep 2021

New Method of Methane Conversion from CO2 Could Make Carbon Capture More Affordable

In their ongoing effort to make carbon capture more affordable, researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have developed a method to convert captured carbon dioxide into methane, the primary component of natural gas.

6 Sep 2021

New Projects Could Help Address Energy and Environmental Impacts of Plastics

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently declared funding of $25 million for 10 research projects. The projects are aimed at setting scientific foundations for new technology solutions to reuse thrown-away plastics to create useful products and decrease plastics waste.

6 Sep 2021

Researchers Predict Future Course of Heatwaves Using Previous Set of Data

The frequently occurring severe heatwaves against the backdrop of global warming seem to be a threat to human health and lead to tremendous economic loss.

6 Sep 2021

Aussie Backyard Bird Count Captures Important Details of Small Bird Decline

A record participation in the Aussie Backyard Bird Count may have revealed a disturbing trend in small bird decline in urban gardens across the country.

6 Sep 2021

Study Reveals Threat of Catastrophic Supervolcano Eruptions Ever-Present

Curtin scientists are part of an international research team that studied an ancient supervolcano in Indonesia and found such volcanoes remain active and hazardous for thousands of years after a super-eruption, prompting the need for a rethink of how these potentially catastrophic events are predicted.

6 Sep 2021

Lookers Plugs in with Rightcharge to Help Power New EV Growth

One of the UK’s largest car retailers, Lookers, has struck a major partnership with ‘all-in-one’ electric vehicle and home charging comparison service Rightcharge as part of a new drive to help customers make a smooth move away from petrol and diesel.

6 Sep 2021

World's First 10 Minute Charge Li-Ion Silicon-Dominant 4680 Cylindrical Cell Prototype Produced by StoreDot

StoreDot, the pioneer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, reveals its ground-breaking silicon-dominant technology applied in extreme fast charging (XFC) cylindrical cells. In a world-first, the company demonstrated the prototype 4680 form factor that is fully charged in just 10 minutes.

6 Sep 2021