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Researchers Demonstrate Impact of Climate Change on Abundance of Common Birds

Scientists have shown for the first time that common bird populations are responding to climate change in a similar pronounced way in both Europe and the USA.

1 Apr 2016

Researchers Explore Effects of Weather and Climate on UK Viticulture

The idea of climate change turning the UK into a viable wine-making region may have boosted the industry in recent years. But cold snaps, sharp frosts and downpours threaten productivity – according to University of East Anglia research.

1 Apr 2016

New Catalytic Process Produces High Amounts of Clean Liquid Hydrocarbon Fuel

Chemical pre-treatments and separations are usually performed to break down raw biomass into liquid fuels. Now, for the first time, researchers have developed a new catalytic process that produces high quantities of clean liquid hydrocarbon fuel without using any separation or chemical pre-treatment methods. The study represents a major advancement towards renewable energy, and can go a long way in reducing our reliance on fossil fuel, which is a non-renewable energy.

31 Mar 2016

Researcher Outlines Future Scenarios for Smart Grid Development

Rayko Toshev's thesis in Industrial Management “Risks and Prospects of Smart Electric Grids Systems measured with Real Options” analyses electricity price risk levels and evaluates smart grid R&D projects and technology opportunities, using real option pricing method.

31 Mar 2016

New Research Explores Optimal Use of Willow Biomass in Ethanol Production

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Aalto University investigated how willow biomass can be utilised more efficiently. When processed correctly, willow is eminently suitable as a source of sugar in the production of ethanol.

31 Mar 2016

Antarctica's Melting Ice Could Speed Sea-Level Rise

An ice sheet model that includes previously underappreciated processes indicates that sea level may rise almost 50 feet by 2500 due to Antarctic ice sheet melting if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, according to researchers from Penn State and University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

31 Mar 2016

New Chemical Process Could Have Real Implications for Future of Sustainable Hydrogen Production

Splitting water into its hydrogen and oxygen parts may sound like science fiction, but it’s the end goal of chemists and chemical engineers like Christopher Murray of the University of Pennsylvania and Matteo Cargnello of Stanford University.

31 Mar 2016

Berkeley Lab scientist Makes Significant Scientific Contributions to New Biofuel Development at JBEI

To see biochemist Ee-Been Goh in the lab today, figuring out how to rewire bacteria to produce biofuels, one would never guess she was once so uninterested in school that she barely made it through junior high.

31 Mar 2016

JRC Proposes New Test Methodology for PEM Fuel Cells in Hydrogen Vehicles

A lack of standards for testing polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells - the most attractive type of fuel cells for powering vehicles - has hampered objective comparative assessment of their performance and durability under operating conditions and hence of their technological progress.

30 Mar 2016

Study Explores Ecosystem-Specific Vulnerabilities to Atmospheric Nitrogen Pollution on Continental Scale

Rising levels of atmospheric nitrogen pollution threaten plant diversity at nearly one-quarter of sites across a widespread portion of the U.S., according a new study led by University of Colorado Boulder researchers.

29 Mar 2016

Study Results Provide New Insights into Melting of Greenland Ice Sheet

Vanishing Arctic sea ice. Dogged weather systems over Greenland. Far-flung surface ice melting on the massive island.

29 Mar 2016

Researchers Find Way of Predicting Increased Chance of Summer Heat Waves

The formation of a distinct pattern of sea surface temperatures in the middle of the North Pacific Ocean can predict an increased chance of summer heat waves in the eastern half of the U.S. up to 50 days in advance.

29 Mar 2016

Chinese Investigators Develop New Environmentally Friendly Aluminum-Graphite Dual-Ion Battery

A Chinese research team from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a novel, environmentally friendly low-cost battery that overcomes many of the problems of lithium ion batteries (LIB).

28 Mar 2016

New Research Project Aims to Clean Up Oilsands Wastewater Using Native Alberta Algae

A research project underway at the University of Calgary aims to clean up oilsands tailing ponds by using native algae already found in them to do the job.

28 Mar 2016

Penn Researchers Develop New Method for Clean and Efficient Usage of Methane

Methane is key component of shale and natural gas, and it is the most abundant hydrocarbon in the world. When methane is burned, it serves as an effective fuel. However, methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, and contributes to climate change. In fact, it has 24 times greater potency than that of carbon dioxide.

25 Mar 2016