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Car Users from Least Affluent Cities Experience Higher Level of In-Car Pollution

According to a first-of-its-kind study performed by the University of Surrey, even drivers from the world’s poorest cities are exposed to an inconsistent level of in-car air pollution because they often open the windows of their cars for ventilation.

6 Aug 2020

Novel Method to Retrieve Rare Earth Elements from Acid Mine Drainage

According to researchers at Penn State, a new method for treating acid mine drainage (AMD) could enable the conversion of the environmental pollution issue into a vital domestic source of the critical rare earth elements that are required for the manufacture of technology varying right from smartphones to fighter jets.

6 Aug 2020

Study Shows Energy Potential of Solar Units Hung on Side of Buildings

By integrating solar harvesting concept into the siding of a building, builders could considerably reduce the amount of energy that a structure would require from the grid.

6 Aug 2020

SolarWinds Awarded Two Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards for Innovation

SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, won two accolades in the 2020 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, which recognize outstanding contributions to driving industry-leading innovation and leadership in human resource management within the Asia-Pacific region.

From SolarWinds 6 Aug 2020

Study Evaluates How Hydro Stations Could Help Alleviate Power Supply Shortage

A team of researchers from the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country and the Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3) has investigated the predicted evolution of the supply and demand for power across the forthcoming years in Spain.

5 Aug 2020

Surrey to Develop Battery Technology Capable of Capturing CO2 Emissions

The University of Surrey is to begin work on a new lithium-ion battery technology that is capable of capturing CO2 emissions, following an award from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

5 Aug 2020

Devices Collecting Plastic Waste from Ocean Surface Cannot Solve Pollution Problem

Clean-up devices that collect waste from the ocean surface won't solve the plastic pollution problem, a new study shows.

5 Aug 2020

Tinted Solar Panels Help Produce and Nutritionally Superior Crops Simultaneously

Researchers have demonstrated the use of tinted, semi-transparent solar panels to generate electricity and produce nutritionally-superior crops simultaneously, bringing the prospect of higher incomes for farmers and maximising use of agricultural land.

5 Aug 2020

Study Finds High CO2 Concentrations in Water can Make Fish Grow Smaller

As humans continue to send large quantities of carbon into the atmosphere, much of that carbon is absorbed by the ocean, and UConn researchers have found high CO2 concentrations in water can make fish grow smaller.

5 Aug 2020

New Study Suggests Climate Change has Increased Productivity of Forests

Climate change has increased the productivity of forests, according to a new study that synthesizes hundreds of thousands of carbon observations collected over the last quarter century at the Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research site, one of the most intensively studied forests in the world.

5 Aug 2020

Small Trees Adapt Better to Droughts and Could Help Rainforests Survive

Small trees that grow up in drought conditions could form the basis of more drought-resistant rainforests, new research suggests.

5 Aug 2020

Study Shows How Insects, Parasites Detect CO2, Methane to Locate Bird Nests

Flying insects and parasites are often vectors for disease, but a mosquito needs to first find someone before they can bite them.

5 Aug 2020

New Study to Develop Patented Alloy for Concentrated Solar Power System

Engineers at Dartmouth have received a three-year $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a new high-temperature tubing material for a concentrated solar power (CSP) system using a patented alloy developed at Dartmouth that could both increase efficiency and decrease the cost of harnessing and storing solar energy.

5 Aug 2020

Researchers Outline Strategies for Sustainable Aquaculture

Humans’ appetite for seafood is increasing with the rising population and the growing trends of a better standard of living across the world.

4 Aug 2020

New Coupled Climate Model Could Help Tune Future Regional Earth System Model

Until now, researchers have extensively used regional climate models (RCMs) that include high-resolution topography and surface characteristics for applications spanning from process studies to climate change and paleoclimate simulations.

4 Aug 2020