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Increase in CO2 Levels Impact Warm Climates More than Cold Climates

The scientific community is very much aware of the well-established fact that an increase in atmospheric CO2 levels leads to global warming. However, with respect to the average global temperature, the effect of global warming may differ.

10 Nov 2016

New Greenhouse-Gas Data Proves Reservoirs to be Vital Source of Greenhouse Gases

Discussions of topical issues associated with the biological sciences are featured in the BioScience Talks podcast.

10 Nov 2016

Microbial, CO2-Based Biotechnology Could Help Reprocess Industrial Waste Gases

Microbes are already used on a wide scale for the production of fuels and base chemicals, but for this most of them have to be “fed” with sugar.

9 Nov 2016

Highly Concentrated Electrolytes Help Improve Cycle Life of Sodium-Oxygen Batteries

The demand for an efficient battery is greatly increasing as there are numerous electronic products such as laptops, smartphones, and electric cars in the market today.

8 Nov 2016

Existing Data Could Help Track Changes in Characteristics and Quality of Surface Waters

Examining how land-use changes may affect water quality and fisheries resources in lakes and streams will help natural resource agencies manage wildlife populations, according to Steven Chipps, leader of the U.S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at South Dakota State University.

8 Nov 2016

PNNL's Underground Contamination Tracker, Carbon Capture Technology Win R&D 100 Awards

Tools that track underground contaminants and speed carbon capture technology development are among the 100 most innovative scientific breakthroughs of the year, R&D Magazine has announced.

7 Nov 2016

Rutgers Professor Invents Way to Immobilize Radioactive Iodine

As nuclear waste will remain radioactive for millions of years, how can it be kept from causing harm to people and the environment?

4 Nov 2016

Pigouvian Tax Could Limit Impact of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Environment

A decades-old tax system may offer an economical solution to the problem of catastrophic climate change, a new study shows.

2 Nov 2016

High-Efficiency Solar Cells Turn Water into Chemical Storing 30% Energy for Long Periods

Solar energy is capable of providing abundant power only if two major issues are solved by scientists. These issues include making the technology more cost effective, and storing the energy for use at all hours.

1 Nov 2016

Study Shows Arctic Sea Ice Losing Its Fortification Against Warming Oceans and Atmosphere

Over the past decades, the vast sheath of frozen seawater known as Arctic sea ice, floating on the Arctic Ocean and its neighboring seas, has been affected.

31 Oct 2016

Researchers Raise Concerns on Transfer of Microplastics to Agricultural Lands

Increasingly, microplastics are considered an environmental problem of global proportions. Although the attention until now has been on microplastics in the ocean and their impact on marine life, microplastics in soils were often overlooked.

31 Oct 2016

Invisible Solar Panel Roof Tiles to Power Your Home

Tesla and SolarCity have recently developed a new solar roof that can be integrated within glass roof tiles.

31 Oct 2016

Researchers Propose Cost-Effective Bioenergy-Biochar System to Remove Carbon Dioxide from Atmosphere

New Cornell University research suggests an economically viable model to scrub carbon dioxide from the atmosphere to thwart global warming.

31 Oct 2016

NTU Singapore to Build Offshore System by Integrating Multiple Renewable Energy Sources

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) is building an offshore system that will integrate multiple renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, tidal, diesel, and power-to-gas technologies.

27 Oct 2016

From Waste to Resource: Highly Efficient And Cost-Effective CO2 Utilization Will Spark A Revolution – What Can We Expect From Policy?

nova-Institute is proud to host the “5th Conference on Carbon Dioxide as Feedstock for Fuels, Chemistry and Polymers“ in Cologne, Germany, on 6-7 December 2016. More than 250 participants from 30 countries an...

27 Oct 2016