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Researchers Discover Greener Alternative to Using Fossil Fuels

Globally, manufacturers are trying to make vehicles lighter because this not only reduces fuel consumption, but also reduces the environmental footprint.

10 Jan 2018

Water-Based, Energy-Saving Air-Conditioner Generates Potable Drinking Water

Water-based air-conditioning system developed, with the ability to cool down without needing energy-intensive compressors and chemical refrigerants.

9 Jan 2018

Researchers Seek Biological Solution to Trap or Recycle Carbon Dioxide

Researchers have found that E. coli bacteria could possess the key to an efficient technique of trapping and storing or recycling carbon dioxide (CO2).

9 Jan 2018

Salinity and Alkalinity of US Streams and Rivers on the Rise

Streams and rivers in the United States are exposed to a mixture of salts due to human activities, which affect drinking water supplies and infrastructure.

9 Jan 2018

Research Reveals Main Cause for Methane Hydrate Dissociation off Spitsbergen

For years, methane emissions from the seabed have been observed in the Arctic Ocean off Spitsbergen. The assumption that the warming of seawater by climate change is responsible for the release of methane, has not been confirmed.

9 Jan 2018

Study Shows Impact of El Niño Events on Antarctic Ice Shelves

A new study published Jan. 8 in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals that strong El Niño events can cause significant ice loss in some Antarctic ice shelves while the opposite may occur during strong La Niña events.

9 Jan 2018

Present-Day California Mussel Shells are Largely Affected by Ocean Acidification

According to researchers, the ever increasing acidification of the ocean might be modifying the basic structure of California mussel shells.

8 Jan 2018

Study Reveals Climate Change-Induced Shifts in Soil in Antarctic Regions

In a study covering twenty years, researchers observed dwindling numbers of nematodes, soil fauna, and other animal species in the McMurdo Dry Valleys.

8 Jan 2018

New Tool to Optimize CNT Electrodes for Energy Storage, Water Desalination Applications

New model measures characteristics of carbon nanotube structures for energy storage and water desalination applications.

8 Jan 2018

New Desalination Technique Requires Less Energy to Purify Salty Water

It may become a little easier to provide safer drinking water to those in need. According to Penn State researchers, a new desalination method is able to remove salt from water using less energy than earlier approaches.

3 Jan 2018

New Study Reveals Higher Environmental Impact from Cookstove Emissions

Cookstoves are a main part of numerous homes across Asia: families frequently use readily available and inexpensive biofuels — such as dung or crop chaff— to cook the food needed to live.

3 Jan 2018

New Chemical Looping Technology Could Provide Clean Electricity

At The Ohio State University, engineers are developing technologies that could transform biomass and fossil fuels into electricity without releasing CO2.

3 Jan 2018

Study Proposes Standardizing Measurements of Perovskite Aging

EPFL researchers have created a data-driven proposal for regulating the measurements of perovskite solar cell stability and degradation. Published in Nature Energy, the research focusses on creating consensus in the field and overcoming one of the big obstacles on the way to marketing perovskite photovoltaics.

2 Jan 2018

Dramatic Decline in Organic Aerosol Across the U.S. May Account for Saving More Lives

Research shows the Clean Air Act was likely responsible for a dramatic decline in atmospheric organic aerosol.

26 Dec 2017

Metering Grease Lubrication Flow in a Wind Turbine

Used in hundreds of wind turbine installations, the Titan Enterprises OG2-700 flowmeter is a well-established monitoring device that provides valuable data helping to ensure safe and reliable operation. Altho...

22 Dec 2017