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Gradually Rising Temperatures Caused by Climate Change to Affect Maize Cultivation in Africa

Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.

21 Jun 2016

Australian Scientists Study Coral Bleaching Caused by Rising Sea Temperatures

Death is only one possible outcome from coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures due to global warming. Australian scientists report that many surviving corals affected by mass bleaching from high sea temperatures on the northern Great Barrier Reef are the sickest they have ever seen.

21 Jun 2016

Clemson University Scientists Combine Multiple Threats to Predict Climate-Induced Extinctions

Clemson University scientists Paul Leonard and Rob Baldwin are part of a collaborative study on how rising sea levels and increased urbanization — both now and in the future — are joining forces to fragment habitat connectivity across the region.

21 Jun 2016

Wind Power Could Provide 26% of China’s Electricity by 2030

China has an opportunity to massively increase its use of wind power — if it properly integrates wind into its existing power system, according to a newly published MIT study.

21 Jun 2016

Novel Methods to Make Hydrogen Fuel from Water and Optimize Grid-Scale Batteries

A Stanford University research lab have created unique technologies designed to handle two of the biggest energy challenges facing mankind today. One is grid-scale energy storage, and the other is clean fuel for transportation. The researchers illustrated their findings in two research studies published in the Science Advances and Nature Communications journals.

20 Jun 2016

Challenges of Farming in Unpredictable Climate Discussed at Reunion Weekend Lecture

Thor Oechsner ’87 spent years cultivating a rich layer of topsoil essential to growing lush fields of organic wheat, rye and buckwheat. But it took just a few minutes for those years of hard work to be washed away when more than 5 inches of rain fell on his Newfield, New York, farm last summer.

20 Jun 2016

Researchers Aim to Produce Clean Energy from Sunlight, Water

Researchers from the University of Iowa (UI) are collaborating with HyperSolar, a startup company based in California, to produce clean energy from water and sunlight. Recently, the university renewed its one-year research agreement with HyperSolar, a company focused on commercializing low-cost renewable hydrogen, to advance the development of the new technology.

17 Jun 2016

Mimicking Ancient West African Farming Practices Could Help Develop Climate Smart Agricultural Systems

A farming technique practised for centuries by villagers in West Africa, which converts nutrient-poor rainforest soil into fertile farmland, could be the answer to mitigating climate change and revolutionising farming across Africa.

17 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cells

A team of researchers from the Universities of Exeter and Bristol are on the verge of creating a new generation of solar cells that are highly efficient and cost-effective.

16 Jun 2016

Sustainability Criteria for Biofuel Production Need Room for Development

The European Union's Renewable Energy Directive has set a 10% target for renewable energy use in transport by 2020. Only biofuels that meet specified sustainability standards are incorporated in the renewable energy goals and permitted to leverage national support systems.

15 Jun 2016

Breakthrough Alkyclean Process Technology Receives 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award

Albemarle Corporation announced today that it and technology partner CB&I are recipients of the 2016 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in cooperation with the American Chemical Society.

15 Jun 2016

Low-Cost Solar Absorber Improves Efficiency of Heat Production

Researchers from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and MIT have developed a device, called a solar absorber, which can be used to convert solar energy into heat, in increased amounts and in a cost-efficient manner. Due to this development, the sustainable technologies that utilize solar heat to function would benefit a lot as it can make them more affordable and efficient.

14 Jun 2016

New Study Investigates Possibility of Replacing Nuclear Power with Wind Power

The Swedish power supply is largely free of carbon emissions. Indeed, it is mainly based on a combination of hydroelectric and nuclear power combined with power exchange with neighbouring Scandinavian countries.

14 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop New Quantitative Tool that Could Help Save Coral from Extinction

Northwestern Engineering researchers have developed a quantitative tool that might help bring back coral from the brink of extinction. The novel algorithm could help assess and predict the future of coral bleaching events by better understanding the coral’s symbiotic partner: algae.

14 Jun 2016

Scientists Turn Carbon Dioxide into Rock to Combat Climate Change

Researchers have discovered a potential way to eliminate anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the atmosphere by turning CO2 into a rock. Anthropogenic CO2 emissions are generally caused by humans.

13 Jun 2016