At the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst), researchers have created a new device that utilizes a natural protein to generate electrical current from moisture present in the atmosphere.
The catalyst that recycles greenhouse gases into ingredients that can be used in fuel, hydrogen gas and other chemicals. Image Credit: The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
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By David J. Cross
18 Feb 2020
Historically, the oceans have done much of the planet's heavy lifting when it comes to sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
A major study by a Swansea University academic shows that elevated aridity in certain parts of the world may cause sudden changes in ecosystems in regions where over two billion people live.
By Matt Pullen
17 Feb 2020
We are proud to announce that the radiometric calibration laboratory at our factory in Delft, the Netherlands has been accredited to the EN ISO/IEC 17025 quality management standard for the sensitivity calibration of our pyranometers and pyrheliometers.
At KU Leuven, an interdisciplinary team including economists and bio-engineers has delineated ways to use wood as an alternative to petroleum in the chemical industry.
With Antarctica experiencing record-breaking temperatures twice in the space of one week, it has been declared that January 2020 was the hottest January on record, according to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
By David J. Cross
14 Feb 2020
Mass melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet was a major cause of high sea levels during a period known as the Last Interglacial (129,000-116,000 years ago), an international team of scientists led by UNSW’s Chris Turney has found.
The Australian Government today introduced legislative amendments to support the delivery of a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility at Napandee, near Kimba in South Australia.
Petra Rudolf, a Professor of Experimental Solid State Physics at the University of Groningen, has created neatly spaced slits in a clay mineral that allows her to filter water and remove a harmful herbicide.
European Space Agency (ESA) satellites have recently captured significant ice calving off the Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica.
By David J. Cross
12 Feb 2020
According to a recent research review, policymakers and researchers are not thinking expansively when it comes to adapting to the impacts of climate change.
Heavy rains that have brought much-needed respite to Australia’s East Coast have also caused dangerous floods across the state of New South Wales.
By David J. Cross
11 Feb 2020
A majority of the greenhouses can be made energy neutral by utilizing transparent solar panels to harvest solar energy, mainly from the wavelengths of light that are not used by plants for photosynthesis.
Delphine Farmer, an atmospheric chemist at Colorado State University, had spent her whole career exploring the eccentricities of outdoor air—how atmospheric particles and gases move, change, and interact, and how human activities affect the air inhaled by individuals. But when Farmer went indoors, she was forced to reassess her observations.